Professional Standards

AMP’s Helmich on FoFA, recruitment

Steve Helmich, AMP director of financial planning, advice and services says he has never seen the mood more positive amongst AMP’s financial planners. ... [more]

FoFA, a model for global financial planning reform

The Financial Planning Standards Board (FPSB), which owns the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER and CFP trademarks outside the United States, says it backs moves ... [more]

BT’s Englund on FoFA and recruitment strategy

Matt Englund, head of Dealer Groups at BT Financial Group, says Securitor is actively looking for practices that share its generational philosophy. Englund ... [more]

Lane on accountants and Count’s network

Count CEO David Lane gives his views on the opportunities potentially created by the scrapping of the accountant’s exemption and how he was ... [more]

Independence will remain, promises Count CEO

New Count Financial chief executive officer, David Lane, has committed the dealer group to remaining independent while outlining his strategy for recruitment and ... [more]

APESB delay means planners may dodge a bullet

Non-accountant financial planners may be about to dodge a bullet, after the Accounting Professional & Ethical Standards Board (APESB) decided to defer a ... [more]

Webfeature: The courage and vision to get the FPA over the line

The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has taken a brave stand with its plans to restructure, raise entry standards and promote to ... [more]

Centric sets the pace on professional standards

Centric Wealth has introduced rules of conduct and professional standards for its financial planners, staff and management that it believes sets a new ... [more]

Helping planners to stand out from the crowd

The FPA is pushing its CFP brand hard. Simon Hoyle looks at what the association hopes to achieve, and how If you are ... [more]