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Grandfathered commissions deadline challenging: AFA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2019
... Advisers. Acknowledging the recommendation and subsequent announcement of a deadline for removal by Government was inevitable, AFA general manager of policy and professionalism Phil Anderson believes the timeline is problematic. Responding to the Royal ...

Hayne stops short of dismantling vertical integration

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 5 FEB 2019
... wealth arms), ASIC also called for calm and joined the chorus opposed to the structural separation of product and advice. The AFA and the FSU, Hayne noted, also said the same. For Hayne, while there are clearly conflicts of interest inherent in the vertically ...

Advisers question value of best interests duty

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2019
... research released by HUB24 today. The study was conducted by CoreData in partnership with the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA), and it interviewed more than 300 advisers. Although the statistics above paint one picture, survey responses indicated ...

AFA explains stance on grandfathered commissions

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2018
... considerations the financial services Royal Commission did not address in public hearings. Speaking to Financial Standard on Thursday, AFA general manager of policy and professionalism Phil Anderson said the association's submission to the Royal ...

Ten stories that defined the Royal Commission

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 DEC 2018
... identifying instances of misconduct, Dover Financial Advisers shocked the industry when it shut-down in June. Shortly after, the AFA set about lobbying the corporate regulator and Federal Government to extend the transition period provided to Dover Financial ...

Multiforte founder takes AFA Inspire lead

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 18 DEC 2018
The founder of boutique advice firm Multiforte Financial Services will lead the AFA's community of practice for women in advice. The AFA appointed Kate McCallum as the national chair of AFA Inspire, bringing the Multiforte co-chief executive's wealth ...

Advice associations combine for code monitoring

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 18 DEC 2018
... in the agreement to-date include the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA); Association of Financial Advisers (AFA); Boutique Financial Planners (BFP); Financial Services Institute of Australasia (FINSIA); Self-Managed Super Fund Association ...

FASEA exam is not fair: Spot poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2018
... will be included in this process; and the outcomes for both limited licence and experienced advisers. Outside the RPL, the AFA said: "FASEA appear to have made some material improvements to what they had previously proposed." Synchron director John Prossor ...

FASEA listens as advice industry combs blueprint

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2018
... previously proposed." "FASEA has now defined a relevant degree as one with eight subjects from a short list of related fields," AFA chief executive Phil Kewin said. These fields include accounting, taxation law, finance law, finance, business law, investment ...

Code of ethics still the main game: FPA

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2018
... body is the issue that needs "the most time and concentration." Recently the FPA and the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA), along with 10 other organisations, applied to ASIC to become a code monitoring body. Marshan said until now financial planning ...