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AFA Adviser of Year and Practice of Year semi-finalists announced

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2014
... the award, with the best individual adviser and best advice practice to be recognised separately. AFA chief executive Brad Fox said the decision to offer two awards reflected the evolution of advice, including new business models characterised by greater ...

AMP lifts minimum adviser standards

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2014
... trigger to lead the entire financial advice profession further down the path towards professionalism," AFA chief executive Brad Fox said. AMP's financial advice network in Australia comprises AMP Financial Planning, Charter Financial Planning, Genesys ...

Licensees must be more open to social media: AFA

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2014
... social media could soon be more appealing to advisers according the Association of Financial Advisers chief executive Brad Fox. Speaking on a panel at the AdviserEdge Social Advice Summit on the Gold Coast, Fox said that there needed to be more trust ...

Licensee transparency far more urgent than advice register

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2014
... group is more urgent than the government's advice register, the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) chief executive Brad Fox said. "My belief is that it's more important and more urgent because, although it's not a symbol to the public, it will change ...

AFA appoints chief commercial officer

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2014
... and practice development roles with ING Australia, Colonial First State, and BT Financial Group. AFA chief executive Brad Fox said that "her role as CCO [Fuchs] will be able to further grow and develop the AFA's widening spheres of influence and reputation ...

Planning industry on brink of golden era

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2014
... done." Helmich was joined in the discussion by BT Financial general manager of advice Mark Spiers and AFA chief executive Brad Fox. All three agreed that the intense scrutiny on the financial planning sector will continue and it was the responsibility ...

BT asks for full adviser disclosure to consumers

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2014
... experience should be on the register, as "this will increase the protection available to consumers." The AFA chief executive Brad Fox admitted that "the rebuilding of consumer trust in financial advice will need to overcome several hurdles, but the adviser ...

FoFA disallowance vote will save "millions"

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2014
... campaign of misinformation by opponents of these reforms, was deeply disturbing to our members," AFA chief executive Brad Fox said. "The work of the Government and the Senators in resolving this matter is very important to the financial advice profession ...

CBA unveils tougher adviser standards

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2014
... advisers have their day-to-day conversations with clients," the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) chief executive Brad Fox said. Advisers should be open about their value proposition and not enter conversations with new clients on the defensive ...

ISA FoFA report sparks industry outrage

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2014
... commissions and new sales incentives have been introduced for financial advisers by the FoFA amendments," AFA chief executive Brad Fox said. "We have said it before and we will say it again - our members, who are financial advisers providing personal ...