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NEOS named Life Company of the Year

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2023
... win for NEOS Life marks the first time in five years that the top gong hasn't gone to TAL. Alongside the overall platinum AFA Life Company of the Year award and individual product awards, offered in conjunction with Plan for Life, other categories included ...

FPA policy and advocacy lead steps down

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2023
... his dedicated work on behalf of the FPA's members over the past seven years and wish him all the best in the future." The AFA and FPA are set to complete their merger before July 1.

AFA celebrates 10 years of Inspire

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2023
The Association of Financial Advisers celebrated 10 years of AFA Inspire at an event in Sydney, sharing that the community will continue on following the merger with the Financial Planning Association of Australia. Marking International Women's Day ...

QAR does not "trash" FoFA: Anderson

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2023
... (QAR) does not "trash" or go against the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reforms, says Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) chief executive Philip Anderson. Labeling QAR "the most important review of financial advice in more than a decade", Anderson ...

FPA and AFA set to merge

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2023
... the Financial Advice Association of Australia as voted by members today. Members of the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) overwhelmingly voted in favour of the proposed merger at their respective ...

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 ...