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Why advisers must understand Retirement Income Covenant

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2021
Challenger chair, retirement income Jeremy Cooper presented to the AFA conference, discussing the new Retirement Income Covenant and how it will impact advisers. While the Retirement Income Covenant does not apply any new obligations to financial advisers ...

Hybrid advice is here to stay

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2021
... going anywhere as building relationships with clients remains crucial. Speaking at the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) Conference, intelliflo chief sales officer UK & Australia Johann Koch reiterated that there is always a need for face to face ...

Accumulation bubble ending: AFA

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2021
... sparking the need for advice processes to change, according to CoreData. Speaking at the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) Conference, CoreData global chief executive Andrew Inwood said the youngest of the baby boomers are turning 57 years old ...

Higher premiums a problem, not a trend: AFA

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2021
... a trend, according to AIA's chief executive. Speaking on a panel at the Association of Financial Advisers national conference AIA chief executive Damien Mu said calling it a trend sets the wrong expectation. "We do know that we have a problem when it ...

Stephen Jones changes tack on risk advice

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2021
Speaking at the Association of Financial Advisers' (AFA) national conference, shadow minister for financial services and superannuation Stephen Jones said his views on life insurance have been challenged. Jones said he has reflected on arguments ...

AFA chief outlines vision

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2021
... assured members that there is hope in overcoming them. In her first address as chief executive at the AFA's annual conference, Helen Morgan-Banda highlighted three major issues that require priority. The first is the number of older, highly experienced ...

Adviser overwhelm explained

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2021
... such as the global financial crisis or product crash, and how costs of this would flow through to the advice industry. The AFA and Anderson therefore want to see a reduction in red tape and recognition from government that the financial advice industry ...

Advice reforms to be legislated: Hume

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2020
... disciplinary body, Hume said, will assist with these opportunities and will be a "game changer". "We have been listening to what the AFA wants and what the community wants. We want to make sure there is far better alignment of the regulatory requirements ...

AFA to host virtual conference

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2020
... life insurance chief executives panel and a licensee leaders panel. "As the major event on the AFA calendar, the AFA Conference is an integral part of our vision for a brighter future. This year represents a rare opportunity to deliver a quality conference ...

No joy in the advice world this Christmas

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 DEC 2019
... with staff to care for, many of whom are also struggling with the uncertainty pervading our industry at the moment." Both the AFA and FPA offer mental health programs for members - AFA Care and FPA Wellbeing.