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Code monitoring move disappoints industry

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2019
... system. Roundtables will be held later this year to consider policy design and how to best transition to the new system." The AFA and FPA, among other industry bodies, had taken steps to implement code monitoring by the end of the year - establishing ...

Advice associations slammed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 OCT 2019
... concerns raised by advisers at its recent inaugural conference. The UFAA said the top issue raised by advisers was that the AFA and the FPA failed to represent members' interests, despite being paid to do so. "The industry associations have done ...

The end of grandfathered commissions

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2019
... will see the banning of grandfathered commissions from 1 January 2021. Responding, the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has argued thousands of clients will be worse off without grandfathered commissions and a three-year transition period is required ...

Priced out: Advice affordability at risk

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2019
... action taken by both AMP and MLC Wealth. Speaking at the recent Association of Financial Advisers' National Conference, AFA general manager of policy and professionalism Phil Anderson argued the affordability of advice for ordinary Australians is ...

United front but no merger: AFA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2019
... the two bodies are increasingly recognising the strength of a single voice and a single message. Speaking to media at the AFA National Conference, Bineham said the theme of this year's conference was developed largely on the back of the work the AFA ...

Government extends FASEA deadlines

KARREN VERGARA, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2019
... Advisers' National Conference in Adelaide, but failed to announce the extension at the event. Responding to the extension, the AFA described the announcement as "sensible". "This an important development that reflects the government's recognition ...

Adviser of the Year named

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2019
The AFA Adviser of the Year for 2019 has been crowned at a gala dinner in Adelaide overnight. The Association of Financial Advisers has awarded its highest honours, presenting the Adviser of the Year, Female Excellence in Advice, Excellence in Education ...

Advice association merger up to members

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2019
... Gori said he wouldn't rule out the associations becoming one. "We've rebuilt, if you like, a relationship with the AFA in particular about working a lot more closely together and [that's] very important. "It's not just with the AFA. We've ...

AFA Foundation headed for milestone

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2019
The AFA Foundation is heading towards an enormous milestone, anticipating $2 million donations in 2019. The AFA Foundation may well reach over $2 million in donations this year, with much of it donated by the association's adviser members, AFA Foundation ...

The highest honour: 2018 AOTY reflects on win

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2019
... understand with all the conflicts of interest why they feel that way." Robertson added that he hopes advisers attending the AFA conference this year feel a part of a community. "We really need to band together more than ever as a team as a lot of people ...