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AFA responds to 'disappointing' PJC life insurance report

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2018
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has slammed the Parliamentary Joint Committee's report on life insurance, highlighting several aspects as surprising, perplexing and disappointing. The AFA hit out at the PJC's assessment of the direct, group ...

Royal Commission to grill FPA, AFA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2018
... the inquiry has called upon the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA), the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and ASIC to provide case studies on compliance with the law and community standards and expectations, as well as the adequacy ...

Industry responds to latest FASEA guidance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2018
... question the relevance to their area of specialisation and the cost and time impact upon their businesses and family," the AFA said. The association said it will petition for the final legislation to prioritise the retention of existing advisers in the ...

TAL named top life insurer for 2017

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2018
TAL and CommInsure each collected three accolades at the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) Life Company of the Year Awards in Sydney last night, and it was the former which won the top gong. Recognising its excellence in the provision of products ...

AFA working to bust FASEA myths

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 FEB 2018
... years ago will not be recognised by the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority. In a statement on its website, the AFA labelled the belief as "simply false", explaining that older degrees held by advisers will be recognised but may require ...

TAL enhances adviser learning hub

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2018
... to 100 Continuing Professional Development (CPD) points. Materials are accredited by the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA), Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) and Tax Practitioners Board (TPB). The academy's online learning management ...

AFA to launch investigation into adviser misconduct

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 DEC 2017
... its own investigation into why three of its members entered into enforceable undertakings with ASIC in as many days. While AFA chief executive Phil Kewin said he would not discuss the circumstances of individual members, he did confirm that the association ...

FS has you covered in 2017

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 22 DEC 2017
... market - will fundamentally change the role of financial advisers, Rainmaker Group director of research Alex Dunnin said. AFA National Adviser Conference The Association of Financial Advisers' 2017 National Adviser Conference centred on adaptive change ...

Fee-for-service faces ultimate risk test

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 19 DEC 2017
... means the client will get some discount over the life of their policy and there's less risk for clawback," she told the 2017 AFA National Adviser Conference in October. Rando Associates director and senior adviser Mark Rando, who predominantly advises ...

Fox joins Tribeca Financial board

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2017
Former Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) chief executive Brad Fox has joined the board of a Melbourne-based advice firm. Fox joins Tribeca Financial as a non-executive chair to help lead the firm's next growth phase. Tribeca Financial chief executive ...