Government Relations

The Government Relations office of FPA, based in Washington, D.C., exclusively represents members' interests before federal and state regulators and lawmaking bodies to leverage a more unified voice on issues affecting financial planning.

  • Stay current with trends and changes in compliance requirements, particularly in the securities area
  • Benefit from comment and lobbying efforts with local FPA groups on issues of state interest
  • Find best compliance procedures for the financial planning profession
  • Get assistance in helping you more fully understand your compliance needs

What You'll Find in the Goverment Relations Section


State Issues
Find recent legislative or regulatory activity of FPA involving either model state laws or rules or state-specific FPA lobbying activity.

Federal Issues
Find policy papers, comment letters and testimony, and white papers and research that will keep you up to date on industry trends and regulations.

Professional Issues
Stay apprised of professional standards, best practices and ethics, all important components of a daily practice.

Grassroots Efforts (Password Protected)
Help change policy from the ground up.

FPA-PAC
FPA-PAC is the federally registered political action committee of FPA, the only registered PAC on Capitol Hill representing the interests of the financial planning profession. 

Compliance (Password Protected)
Get compliance guidance on federal and state issues affecting your financial planning practice

Capitol Update Newsletter (Password Protected)
Read through the Capitol Update newsletter for the latest summary of tax, securities, pension, insurance and professional issues.

Questions

Call FPA Member Services at 800.322.4237, option 2.