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Best financial advice tweet wins iPhone

... iPhone and the bragging rights of saying something profound (or witty) in less than 140 characters. This year, the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) is set to run its first ever Twitter-friendly conference, where delegates are invited to share ...

AIOFP appoints directors

MEDIA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 22 OCT 2010
Dennis Maddern and John Ardino have been appointed as new directors of the Association of Independently Owned Financial Planners (AIOFP) board. Maddern is president of Melbourne-based Maddern Financial Advisers and Ardino is the managing director of ...

Planners urged to address ethics

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2010
... and honesty scale among Australians who don't seek advice, said the AFA. Jim Taggart, national president of the Association of Financial Advisers, quotes the industry body's Back to Basics research that show Australians who use advisers highly trust ...

Meaning to the meaningless

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 OCT 2010
... new. But underneath this all is the fact that the US housing market remains in trouble. Whether the US National Association of Attorneys General finds that home lenders falsified documents and signatures - or not - to justify foreclosing on American ...

AFA announces Rising Star nominees

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 OCT 2010
Every year, the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) trawls through its membership base to find out the future leaders of the advice industry. This year, six advisers made it to the shortlist. AFA chief executive officer Richard Klipin said the final ...

AFA unveils Adviser of the Year Award finalists

AFA MEDIA RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2010
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has named the finalists of the association's 2010 Adviser of the Year Award and has introduced a new category to reflect fierce competition this year for the top prize. AFA chief executive Richard Klipin said ...

Industry assoc review goals and growth

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 24 SEP 2010
... the industry benefit from "economies of scale" through a merged ASFA-AIST, or in the financial planning sector, Association of Financial Advisers and Financial Planning Association? Pauline Vamos, chief executive of ASFA, said "there is no doubt that ...

More aid for small licensees

AFA RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 20 SEP 2010
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) will run its inaugural Small Licensee Practice Principal Conference next month to signal its additional support for financial advisers that run small and independent practices. The conference will be held ...

Super back in the spotlight

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 20 SEP 2010
... cent SG implemented across the board," Reynolds said. Reynolds' sentiments were echoed by Pauline Vamos of the Association of Super Funds, Australia (ASFA). "Without this boost to retirement savings and the Australian economy it will become more difficult ...

Advisers champion responsible investing

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2010
... up its own ethical and responsible investment standards among advisers. Early last month, the Financial Planning Association of Australia announced it was partnering with the Responsible Investment Association Australasia to promote the practice of responsible ...