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AFA and Map My Plan join forces

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2017
... benefits of robo-advice. Announced at the Association of Financial Advisers' 2017 National Adviser Conference on the Gold Coast, the partnership is seen as a simple solution to a wide problem for Australians. AFA general manager member services, partnerships ...

Cyber training is advice value-add: AUSTRAC

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2017
... advisers to value-add by providing cyber training services. Speaking at the AFA 2017 National Adviser Conference on the Gold Coast, Hawkins agreed with a point that email is a vulnerability for financial advice firms and for financial abuse. He believes ...

Adviser tops the class for education excellence

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2017
... 2017 AFA Excellence in Education in Award at the Association of Financial Advisers' National Adviser Conference on the Gold Coast. Ward, who completed his Masters of Financial Planning 18 months ago, said there was two main reasons why he has put his ...

Technology will shape financial services

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2017
... Riddell at the 2017 Association of Financial Advisers National Adviser Conference which started on Wednesday at the Gold Coast. The rise of new technologies creating business efficiencies, particularly the significant potential offered by deploying blockchain ...

2017 AFA Rising Star crowned

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2017
... Award was presented at the opening of this year's Association of Financial Advisers National Adviser Conference on the Gold Coast on Wednesday. Mia Taylor of Evalesco Financial Services was awarded the accolade, which is supported by ANZ Wealth, for ...

Soft skills the new pages in adviser playbook

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2017
... "Beyond tomorrow: The human revolution". He spoke in front of more than 650 delegates at RACV Royal Pines Resort on the Gold Coast. It was followed by the presentation of Mia Taylor as the AFA/ANZ Wealth Rising Star of the Year in another pointer to ...

Advice improves lifestyle outcomes: Research

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2017
... for retirement. Launching its Value of Advice Report on day one of the AFA 2017 National Adviser Conference at the Gold Coast, Sunsuper said advised families could also be $240,000 better off at retirement. CoreData modelling used in the report shows ...

FS Live Blog: 2017 AFA National Adviser Conference

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2017
... Tucker from the Beddoes Institute explains the new advice framework. #AFAau October 12, 8.50am - Good morning from the Gold Coast! Our live blog is back for Day Two. AFA to reveal findings of a new advice study in the opening session. The technical aspect ...

Industry helps shape new adviser expectations

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2017
... professionalism." The white paper will be launched on Thursday 12 October at the AFA National Adviser Conference on the Gold Coast next week. The AFA also announced a new session to be launched at the conference, Meet the Mentors, allowing less experienced ...

AFA shines spotlight on peer learning

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2017
... community that is a hallmark of our association," he said. The 2017 AFA National Adviser Conference will take place on the Gold Coast from 11-13 October.