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Nominations for adviser award opens

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2017
... their practice, raise the bar on professional standards, and make a positive impact on the public perception of advisers. AFA general manager of member services, partnerships and campus Nick Hakes said: "The award process isn't about recognising those ...

AFA returning to its roots

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2017
... lot of lessons from 2016 and wants to put the ongoing development of the association "back into the adviser's hands." "The AFA has always been known for its strong culture and we don't want to lose any of that, so we've been building our various Communities ...

Gender inequality still the elephant in the room

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2016
... adviser at Integra Financial Services and previous president and current treasurer at the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) Deborah Kent agrees change is occurring in the financial advice industry but notes more needs to be done to keep the momentum ...

Dunsford explains backpedal at EGM

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2016
Mark Dunsford has explained his decision to withdraw the motion to change the Association of Financial Advisers' (AFA) Constitution at the recent extraordinary general meeting (EGM). The director of Dunsford Financial Planning and leader of the Life ...

The best marketing is no marketing for advisers

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2016
... Scott Charlton, a business coach who specialises in helping accountants and financial planners. Addressing delegates at the AFA National Adviser Conference in Canberra, Charlton said the first step was to draft a referral letter which uses heartfelt ...

LIF to be introduced this week

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2016
... Minister for Revenue and Financial Services Kelly O'Dwyer has confirmed. Responding to questions from industry journalists at the AFA National Adviser Conference in Canberra the Federal Member for Higgins said the bill, which will eventually bring down ...

AFA award shines spotlight on women in financial advice

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2016
Peita Diamantidis of Caboodle Financial Services has received this year's AFA Female Excellence in Advice Award for championing the benefits of financial advice for women in the profession and in the broader community. Diamantidis accepted her award ...

Top tips to kill your advice business

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2016
... without nourishment, according to Kearney Group chief executive Paul Kearney. Speaking as part of a focus session at the 2016 AFA National Advisers Conference, Kearney took delegates through his top tips to murder their financial planning businesses. ...

Insurance reforms get member support

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2016
AFA members have given their approval to the proposed reforms to the life risk industry, after a motion calling for removal of support of the Life Insurance Framework received little support in a vote. The special resolution fell well short of the votes ...

Adviser reform about recovering social licence

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2016
... unite to rebuild it rather than drive the industry apart, a panel of insurance industry stakeholders said on day two of the AFA's annual conference. Risk adviser Dave Slovinec, group risk specialist Terry Rhodes, BT Financial national life insurance ...