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The time for change is now: Jones

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2022
Assistant treasurer and minister for financial services Stephen Jones has told the Association of Financial Advisers' THRIVE Conference that now is the time for change in the advice sector. Appearing via video link on the opening day of the conference ...

AMP's Edwina Maloney joins ASFA board

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2022
Edwina Maloney has joined the board of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia. Maloney will represent the retail fund sector, filling a casual vacancy created by the departure of BT's Melinda Howes earlier this year. ASFA said Maloney ...

FPA Congress a chance to 'reunite, reset'

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2022
... As its first in-person conference in three years, a 'Reunite, Resest' theme will underpin the Financial Planning Association of Australia's (FPA) Professionals Congress later this year. Held in Sydney on November 23-24, the Congress will host a range ...

AFA award finalists named

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2022
... the 2022 Adviser of the Year award and the Female Excellence in Advice (FEIA) award have been announced by the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA), Zurich and TAL. Charles Badenach from Main Street Financial Solutions, Felicity Cooper from Cooper ...

iExtend adds lead alliances role

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2022
... and Queensland at ANZ. His promotion follows a joint roadshow he worked on in July with the Financial Planning Association of Australia, Association of Financial Advisers, SMSF Association, MDRT and XY Adviser. Building on this, Stubbings will facilitate ...

CSLR legislation tabled, advice sector responds

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2022
... financial service and credit licensees in the subsequent years of the scheme's operation. The Financial Planning Association of Australia has welcomed the CSLR but remains cautious on its scope. "A CSLR promotes trust amongst consumers in our profession ...

The time is right: AFA chief

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2022
The proposed merger between the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has seen a mixed response, with many questioning the timing, but Phil Anderson says it's the right time. The idea of the ...

AFA, FPA to explore merger

CASSANDRA BALDINI, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2022
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to consider a merger. The aim, they say, is to create a united voice for the financial advice sector. The associations ...

A sensible roadmap: Industry responds to QAR paper

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2022
... the complexities and range of issues involved." The group is comprised of 12 industry associations, including the Association of Financial Advisers, the Financial Planning Association of Australia, CPA Australia, Self-Managed Super Fund Association and ...

Remediation bills revealed amid call for levy freeze extension

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2022
... compensation to consumers over fees for no service and non-compliant advice. The new stats come as the Financial Planning Association of Australia calls for an extension to the adviser levy freeze. The figure is the total from ASIC show AMP, ANZ, Commonwealth ...