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• FPA Code of Professional Practice - The Pillars of our Profession
• Remuneration Policy
  Approved by the FPA Board a year before the FoFA process started, the FPA Remuneration Policy places the same professional obligations on FPA members. The FPA's remuneration policy is effective for FPA members from 1st July 2012.
• Regulation 02/04 - Use of the FPA Brand by members
  
• Disciplinary Regulation 2011
  In August 2011, the FPA Board released a new disciplinary regulation which is aligned with our member structure and the Code of Professional Practice. This policy stresses that remuneration in the financial planning profession be clear, concise, comparable, and more than anything else, aligned to a service that delivers value.
• IFSA/FPA Industry Code of Practice on Alternative Forms of Remuneration in the Wealth Management Industry (Jan 10)
  This code seeks to standardise the practices and procedures relating to the conduct of those who receive or offer alternative forms of remuneration, and provide information to investors as to the type and amounts of alternative forms of remuneration that FPA Principal Members may receive for services rendered.
• IFSA / FPA Industry Guide on Rebates and Related Payments in the Wealth Management Industry
  This guide provides standardised definitions of the terms ‘rebates’, ‘commissions’, and ‘payments’. It seeks to improve transparency and consumer understanding of rebates and related payments and provide disclosure guidelines.
•  Previous Code of Ethics and Rules of Professional Conduct
  The Previous Code of Ethics and Rules of Professional Conduct were administered up to 2009, and were replaced by the Code of Professional Practice. The Rules are enforceable for all conduct up to 2009.
• Business Tools and Guidance on Scoping the Terms

   

  FPA Professional Standards Annual Report 2011

  Download the FPA Professional Standards Annual Report and discover how your commitment to higher professional standards is underpinned by the FPA's Professional Framework.

  The Report focuses on:

  • FPA designed programs aimed at improving, monitoring and upholding the standards of our profession,
  • Changes in practice and community expectations,
  • The robust systems which are in place to ensure you can continue to differentiate yourself as a professional.

  Download the report here.