Female adviser mentoring program with over 130 mentees concludes after resounding success

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The ‘Women in Financial Planning Mentoring Program’ has been deemed an outstanding success by the mentors and mentees who participated in the initiative, according to the Financial Advice Association Australia

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Future2 Foundation expands scope

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The Future2 Foundation (Future2) has expanded its scope to include members of the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and the Self-Managed Super Fund Association (SMSFA) as participants in its charitable

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FPA responds to introduction of CSLR and FAR into Parliament

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The FPA continues to hold reservations about the proposed Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) and the Financial Accountability Regime (FAR) Legislation, introduced into Parliament yesterday. “On the good side,

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FPA releases new cybersecurity guidance to members

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The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has released new guidance to members about cybersecurity, amid greater pressure on advice firms to protect their business and client data from potential

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FPA names winner of Gwen Fletcher Memorial Award for 2022 Summer semester

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The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has announced Jessica Dean of Globe Financial Planning as the newest recipient of the Gwen Fletcher Memorial Award for the Summer semester of 2022.

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FPA welcomes QOA final report and shake-up of consent requirements, DDO and SOAs

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The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) welcomes the release of the final report by Michelle Levy in the Quality of Advice Review, and has called on the federal government

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ALRC should prioritise advice regulations: FPA

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In its latest submission to the Australian Law Reform Commission’s (ALRC) Review of the Legislative Framework for Corporations and Financial Services Regulation, the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has

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FPA Professionals Congress reunites members and resets agenda

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The Financial Planning Association of Australian (FPA) has wrapped up its first in-person Professionals Congress in three years, with over 1,200 delegates attending the two-day event in Sydney last week

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The best of the best financial planners awarded at 2022 FPA Professional Congress

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The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has announced the winners of the 2022 FPA Awards and the Gwen Fletcher Memorial Award at the FPA Professionals Congress in Sydney. Now in its

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Financial advice and the 100-year life

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Ever-increasing longevity means that financial planning is more important than ever before, but planners need to take into account a new range of factors when working with their clients, said

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