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AFA Practitioner Community appoints new leaders

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2022
The Association of Financial Advisers welcomed a new chair and deputy chair to its Practitioner Community. AFA Group Wealth founder John Cachia was named chair, while Mazi Wealth founder Deline Jacovides serves as deputy chair. "Our key role is to be ...

AFA responds to Quality of Advice Review

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2022
... clients and overhaul the advice process. In its submission to the draft terms of reference for the Quality of Advice Review, the AFA is calling for redundant steps in the advice process to be removed and to have a system that centralises and standardises ...

AFA opposes clean record requirement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2022
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has said it does not support the 'clean record' requirement proposed within the government's new policy paper on education standards, citing the untested single disciplinary body. Under the proposed changes ...

AFA chief steps down after six months

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JAN 2022
After six months in the top job, Helen Morgan-Banda has departed the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA). Morgan-Banda plans to return to her home country of New Zealand, explaining that she wishes to be closer to family amid ongoing uncertainty ...

FPA overcharges members

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2021
... charged $840 annually. Those new to the profession pay $600 p.a. A Standing Committee on Economics in July heard that the AFA's revenue sits at around $3 million per year. AFA general manager of policy and professionalism Phil Anderson told the hearing ...

AFA shuffles board, names new president

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2021
... president for four years. Sam Perera has been made national president after serving as vice president for more than a year. AFA treasurer Matthew Hawkins resigned from this role after a one-year stint. He has been on the AFA board since 2014 and now ...

Industry mixed over FSC advice framework

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 15 OCT 2021
... dealer group is unsure whether the FSC is trustworthy - particularly for risk advisers. The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA), The Advisers Association (TAA) and Synchron support changes that will lead to affordable advice for consumers and relieving ...

PFAN appoints chair, deputy

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 OCT 2021
... head of marketing at Ignition Advice and was previously general manager, marketing at the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA). She was senior marketing manager at NEOS Life and head of retail marketing at TAL Life. The board members include Paul ...

AFA names Great Advice Awards winners

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 30 SEP 2021
... awards program this year, the Association of Financial Advisers unveiled the recipients of the inaugural Great Advice Awards. AFA national president Michael Nowak said due to COVID-19 restrictions and being unable to host a face-to-face conference, the ...

AFA Foundation supports thousands in need

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2021
In the face of COVID-19, the AFA Foundation raised just shy of $40,000 in FY21, helping 13 charities in the process. Last financial year, the AFA Foundation received 23 applications for grants and selected nine recipients in addition to its four charity ...