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ASIC grants compliance scheme relief

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2019
... announcement frustrated the advice sector, with Code Monitoring Australia - established by the Association of Financial Advisers and the Financial Planning Association of Australia among others - expressing its disappointment on Monday. "The heads of ...

Grandfathered commissions ban passes

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2019
... Professionals to mount a constitutional challenge to legislation to ban grandfathered commissions. Association of Financial Advisers general manager, policy and professionalism Phil Anderson has been vocal about the complexity of grandfathered commissions. ...

Code monitoring move disappoints industry

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2019
... financial advisers. The move has disappointed key players in the advice industry, including the Association of Financial Advisers, the Financial Planning Association of Australia and the Stockbrokers and Financial Advisers Association (SAFAA). Frydenberg ...

Ralston dumps director roles

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2019
... associations and advocacy bodies counted among the Alliance's membership, including the Association of Financial Advisers and National Seniors Australia. Meanwhile, the SMSFA yesterday confirmed vice-chair and Vanguard head of corporate affairs Robin ...

Advice associations slammed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 OCT 2019
An industry group has lashed out at the Association of Financial Advisers and the Financial Planning Association of Australia, labelling them conflicted and driven by self-interest. The United Financial Advisers Association (formerly known as the Life ...

Complexity of grandfathered commissions overlooked

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019
In a new policy paper, Association of Financial Advisers general manager, policy and professionalism Phil Anderson argues that the complexity of grandfathered commissions has been overlooked by policy makers. Anderson states in the paper that the 2012 ...

Adviser cops three-year ban

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2019
... and other qualifications in SMSFs, mortgage broking and finance. He is also a member of the Association of Financial Advisers, according to ASIC's Financial Adviser Register. He started as a financial adviser in 2012 and worked for a number of licensees ...

The end of grandfathered commissions

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2019
... legislation 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 ...

Priced out: Advice affordability at risk

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2019
The issue of affordability is plaguing the financial advice industry, further compounded by recent action taken by both AMP and MLC Wealth. Speaking at the recent Association of Financial Advisers' National Conference, AFA general manager of policy ...

Vote in the FS Power50 now

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2019
... manager, insurer or third-party service provider have been excluded by Financial Standard. The Association of Financial Advisers and the Financial Planning Association of Australia were also invited to nominate standout advisers and will participate ...