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Put controls in place for super funds: Associations

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2023
... retirement. "They say that in order to do so the intra-fund advice regime should be broadened." However, Association of Advisers (AFA) chief executive Phil Anderson added that constraints around intra-fund advice and what types of advice can be paid ...

My mind has not been changed: Levy

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2023
... simpler and more certain than that which I proposed in the Proposals Paper," she said. Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) chief executive Phil Anderson said this proposal in particular has been a "hot button" for some advisers. "I think it's ...

AFA, FPA propose merged entity name

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 FEB 2023
... should their merger go ahead. The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) and Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) will be known as the Financial Advice Association (FAA) if 75% or more of the members vote in favour of the merger at their ...

Former association leads push for merger

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2023
... executives Julie Berry, Jo-Anne Bloch, Marisa Broome, Dante De Gori, Neil Kendall, Mark Rantall, and Matthew Rowe, alongside former AFA leaders Dennis Bateman, Mark Bineham, Brad Fox, Deborah Kent, Phillip Kewin, Richard Klipin, Michael Nowak, and Jim ...

AFA, FPA plan joint roadshow

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2023
Irrespective of the outcome of the upcoming merger vote, the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) will host a combined roadshow event across the country this year. The Combined Association ...

FPA, AFA merger consultation to close

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2023
... on a proposed merger between the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) and Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) is due to close on January 31, with members encouraged to provide their feedback before then. Members of both associations ...

FPA, AFA merger talks continue

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2022
... The proposed merger between the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) and the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has entered into the second round of member consultation. Recently, members have been invited to complete a survey to help ...

Code of Ethics must be fixed: Phil Anderson

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2022
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) chief executive Phil Anderson said the Code of Ethics for financial advisers was not backed by industry during its 2019 implementation and remains the case now. The Code of Ethics, developed by the now dissolved ...

AFA, FPA merger in best interests

CASSANDRA BALDINI, CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2022
In offering an update on the proposed merger with the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA), Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) chair David Sharpe said he is hoping to have the full support of members and, despite speculation, a new ...

Never been more optimistic: Abood

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2022
... tax deductible," she said. Abood wrapped up by highlighting the proposed merger with the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and explained she has received "strong positive member feedback." "This proposal will go to a vote in late February 2023. ...