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Professional Standards legislation hits parliament

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2016
... towards recognising financial advice as a profession and providing advisers with greater certainty. AFA chief executive Brad Fox said the Government's progress is good news as, "the future uptake of financial advice will be supported by this important ...

AFA recognises outstanding advisers

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2016
... for the AFA Adviser of the Year and the AFA Practice of the Year Awards is deliberately rigorous," AFA chief executive Brad Fox said. "We have to be convinced that the winners are genuinely outstanding on a number of fronts. Without a shadow of a doubt ...

Insurance reforms get member support

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2016
... members through this challenging and difficult time," said out-going AFA president Deborah Kent. AFA chief executive Brad Fox added: "For 70 years the association has supported, looked after and led our members and we will continue to do that - that's ...

Adviser reform about recovering social licence

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2016
... to increase the amount of cover in existing policies. Based on those findings, AFA chief executive and panel moderator Brad Fox didn't hesitate in putting Moffitt under pressure to explain how the perceived extra profits derived from not paying advisers ...

Erin Truscott named AFA Rising Star

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2016
... Synchron's Maritza Kriel; and Gregory Adam Bloom from Yellow Brick Road. In making the announcement AFA chief executive Brad Fox said Truscott demonstrates exceptional capabilities in all areas. "Erin aims to not only deliver service to her clients that ...

Advisers urged to meet challenges together

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2016
... with the collaborative, can-do attitude that has always defined the association's annual meeting. AFA chief executive Brad Fox, new treasurer Deborah Kent and outgoing vice-president Jenny Brown each used their opening addresses, ahead of an extraordinary ...

How a niche can add value

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2016
... has made it very hard to be a jack-of-all trades. Specialisation has certainly helped us," he said. AFA chief executive Brad Fox also highlighted the example of Brisbane financial planner Lea Schodel, who was featured prominently in the mainstream media ...

Adviser commission reforms pushed back

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2016
... in draft legislation released in April. Responding to the changes, Association of Financial Advisers chief executive Brad Fox said the new date affords self-employed advisers more time to prepare their businesses for a drop in revenue and forces employees ...

AFA Rising Star finalists announced

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 27 SEP 2016
... commitment to education and who are making a valuable contribution to their industry and community. AFA chief executive Brad Fox said the Australian advice industry has been successful in making financial advice an attractive profession to new entrants ...

Life Insurer Code of Practice falls short: AFA

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2016
... in addressing the cultural issues and sales practices that work against consumer interests," said AFA chief executive Brad Fox. "The code needs to also impact the organisational behaviours that unreasonably conflict an adviser in their Best Interests ...