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Industry helps shape new adviser expectations

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2017
... academics, licensees and manufacturers have built a model of all the skills and competencies needed to be a financial adviser," AFA general manager, member services, partnerships and campus, Nick Hakes said. According to the AFA, the research shows a ...

AFA shines spotlight on peer learning

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2017
... its upcoming National Adviser Conference. The industry body is introducing a Meet the Mentors session at which long-standing AFA members will meet one-on-one with more recent entrants to the adviser community and impart their insights. Conference chair ...

AMP launches LIF-ready resource

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2017
... the needs they identified when they chose it," the company said. On a separate note, the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) is voicing its concerns over the conflicting messages ASIC has reported on the state of financial advice provided in life ...

TAL equips advisers with cancer education

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 SEP 2017
... Insurance Code of Practice. The one-hour long webinar carries one CPD point accredited via the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA). TAL general manager for health services, Sally Phillips ...

Adviser, Practice of the Year finalists named

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 SEP 2017
... advice businesses have been recognised as the Association of Financial Advisers and Zurich announced the finalists for the 2017 AFA Adviser and Practice of the Year awards. The AFA Adviser of the Year Award, now in its 15th year, recognises premier financial ...

Rising Star highlights young women in advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017
... Sam Jewell of Rising Tide Financial Services are also in the running to take out the award, which is now in its 13th year. AFA chief executive Phil Kewin described all of this year's finalists as outstanding ambassadors for the advice community. "The ...

New MDRT Australia chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2017
... Brown is chief executive of Melbourne-based integrated advice business JBS Financial Strategists and an active member of the AFA, having served on its board for two years. In 2013 she was named the AFA Adviser of the Year. Brown said she is honoured ...

Female Excellence Award finalists announced

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2017
... profession," he said. "More women are entering the advice profession in Australia and the industry is only getting better for it." AFA chief executive Phil Kewin commented: "The FEIA Award has come a long way since inception and each year it is getting ...

Adviser education renews ethics focus

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2017
... standards and not "begrudgingly comply" with minimum standards simply because they must. The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) will address ethics at its upcoming National Adviser Conference. Click to view the conference program. Roy Morgan research ...

AFA secures international icon for conference lineup

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2017
Delegates at this year's AFA National Adviser Conference are in for a treat, with an iconic musician and humanitarian named as its headline presenter. As part of a rare appearance in Australia, Sir Bob Geldof will address attendees on the final day ...