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Sam Henderson attempts to set record straight

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2019
... that exact number is unconfirmed, suicides in the industry have been widely reported and the Association of Financial Advisers and Financial Planning Association of Australia have each put resources behind mental health initiatives to support members. ...

Bill to defer adviser education standards tabled

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2019
... cost impact was expected to be minimal. These changes, which advice associations including the Association of Financial Advisers and Financial Planning Association of Australia fought for, were introduced under Treasury Laws Amendment (2019 Measures ...

Why joint effort is required in advice

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2019
... present - all of them keen to demonstrate a united front. Phil Kewin, chief executive of the Association of Financial Advisers, was present along with Judith Fox from the Stockbrokers and Financial Advisers Association and John Maroney from the SMSF ...

Advice associations welcome ASIC stance

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2019
... standards. In separate statements, both the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) and the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) have welcomed ASIC's approach to licensee obligations for the code, which won't see the regulator monitor or ...

AFA calls out FASEA chief inconsistency

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2019
The Association of Financial Advisers general manager, policy and professionalism Phil Anderson has hit back at Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority chief executive Stephen Glenfield, over recognition of CPD. Glenfield made comments at a ...

Life Company of the Year crowned

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2019
Two major insurance providers have cleaned up at the Association of Financial Advisers' Life Company of the Year and Consumer Choice Awards. Taking home the coveted namesake award, TAL was named Life Company of the Year for the third consecutive year. ...

FASEA attempting to re-write law: AFA

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2019
... genuine guidance to financial advisers, the industry association believes. According to the Association of Financial Advisers, FASEA vowed to consult with industry associations ahead of releasing final guidance on the Code of Ethics but failed to do ...

Former Apogee, GPS Wealth advisers banned

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2019
... FinancialLink Group. According to the Tax Practitioners Board website, he is a member of the Association of Financial Advisers. Commenting, ASIC commissioner Danielle Press said: "Financial advisers are expected to understand their clients' personal ...

FASEA chief unaware of dwindling adviser numbers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2019
... advisers, including Group Financial Advising founder Paul Franklin who is now 72 years of age, and Association of Financial Advisers state director James Forde and Paramount Financial Solutions principal Wayne Leggett who are both 64 years of age. All ...

AFA calls for clarity on ethics code

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2019
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has called for more clarification and key changes on the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority code of the ethics. FASEA released its first guidance on the code, which will come into effect next ...