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Adviser roadshow shines light on modern-day advice

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2016
... of financial advisers looking for fresh ideas to kickstart their year. The host was the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA), which organised a solid program inviting insurance and practice management experts to the stage, as well as award-winning ...

AFA makes three senior appointments

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2016
The Association of Financial Advisers has made three key appointments. The first, Troy Nutley, joins the AFA as senior adviser, policy and professionalism. Prior to the AFA, Nutley held roles at Centrepoint Alliance and the Financial Ombudsman Service. ...

Adviser standards need a tidy

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 11 JAN 2016
... financial advisers or planners and it "may lead to consumer confusion." Both ASFA and the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) agree that existing financial advisers should be qualified at AQF6 - in line with the Advanced Diploma of Financial Planning ...

AFA winner highlights retirement fears

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2015
The Association of Financial Advisers' 2015 Adviser of the Year has said many of his clients are "afraid" of retirement, and not just because of financial concerns. Speaking at a Zurich event in Sydney, The Retirement Advice Centre retirement adviser ...

AFA recommends SG monthly threshold removal

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2015
... for Women in Retirement. In addition to the removal of the $450 monthly superannuation guarantee contribution threshold, the AFA also recommended introducing lifetime super contribution caps for low income earners "and those with broken careers due to ...

Latest Power50 list unveiled

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2015
... officer Roger Montgomery, AMP Capital chief economist Shane Oliver and La Trobe Financial chief executive Greg O'Neill. Former AFA Adviser of the Year winners Jenny Brown and Eleanor Dartnall also featured, alongside other advice personalities including ...

Government releases adviser education legislation

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015
... until January 4, 2016. "We are concerned about the timeframe in which the Government is seeking valuable feedback from the AFA and other key stakeholders and will express this concern to Government," he said. The Financial Planning Association also expressed ...

FPA, AFA should merge to keep advice strong

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2015
... single body. Connect Financial Service Brokers chief executive Paul Tynan asked for the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and the Financial Planning Association (FPA) to merge. "By having the advice associations merge into a single united body ...

FoFA end marks start of new advice era

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2015
... undergraduate degree. But the reality is that some advisers will have to do some studying." The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) chief executive Brad Fox said that the organisation will be lobbying the government to ensure that existing advisers ...

Government releases final risk reforms package

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2015
... requiring vertically integrated companies to list all APRA-regulated life insurers on their Approved Product Lists," he said. AFA national president Deborah Kent singled out the reduction of the clawback period as a positive step. "In an electronic poll ...