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AFA moves into broadcast to promote advice vision

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2013
... new broasdcast strategy to raise awareness about the importance of receiving financial advice. The AFA chief executive Brad Fox told Financial Standard that the organisation is working on producing a program to tell "real stories about real advice that ...

FPA, AFA to lobby MPs for TASA delay

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2013
... issue and we are asking our members to start lobbying the independents in their constituencies," AFA chief executive Brad Fox told Financial Standard. "The vast majority of the financial advice market is not ready to come into the TASA legislation," ...

Shorten slams opposition's 'freeze-frame' super plans

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2013
... Financial Advisers (AFA) has welcomed the passing of the bill into the House of Representatives; however, AFA chief executive Brad Fox said the industry body has reservations about the increase in super contributions tax for higher income earners. "While ...

Adviser "enshrinement" bill passes through lower house

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2013
... the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services and they supported it," AFA chief executive Brad Fox said. "The AFA continues to believe that the legislation is good for both consumers of financial advice services and for the ...

Planners must advise people, not portfolios

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2013
... are a basic expectation that clients have, but what's really important are interpersonal skills," AFA chief executive Brad Fox said.

Govt moves to enshrine 'financial adviser' label

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2013
... particular the introduction of Best Interest and the removal of conflicted remuneration," Mr Rantall said. AFA chief executive Brad Fox said the move could change the perception of financial advice. "It is an important step in creating consumer understanding ...

TAL wins Life Company of the Year

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2013
... Long Term Income Stream Award and Annuity & Income Stream Innovation Award for its Care Annuity. AFA chief executive Brad Fox said that while too many Australians are still uninsured, the range of award winners proves that those who are insured are well ...