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Inflation remains high priority in 2023: Treasurer

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2023
... top of the list. "By that, I mean strengthening Medicare, better pay and higher standards of aged care, bolstering our national security, combatting entrenched disadvantage, taking some of the sting out of electricity bills and creating better chances ...

ASIC FAR drops as deadline looms

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2022
... professional year in addition to the exam if they wish to return. At the recent Association of Financial Advisers national conference, chief executive Phil Anderson said he expected to end this month with around 15,800 advisers on the FAR. Today, there ...

Adviser of the Year named

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2022
... Felicity Cooper from Cooper Wealth Management has taken out the title at the Association of Financial Advisers national conference. Cooper was named the winner of the award, which is sponsored by Zurich, at the AFA's annual gala dinner. The award ...

No escaping volatility: AMP

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2022
... shares are in a bear market, Australia has been fortunate this year, shielded by very high commodity prices that support national income and stocks in domestic indices. "Relatively speaking, Australia benefits from having less exposure to growth type ...

Still work to do on QAR: Levy

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2022
... consumers. "The day after my proposal paper came out, I'm driving my dog to the dog park and I'm listening to Radio National and I hear Patricia Karvelas introduce head of Choice Alan Kirkland to speak about the proposal paper," Levy said. "He ...

AFA Foundation's community impact

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2022
... children and families to a better location. Later, Youngcare chief executive Greg Johnson took the stage, to explain how the national not-for-profit is revolutionising the way young people with high care disability can live. Youngcare develops specialist ...

AFA Thrive Conference kicks off

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2022
The Association of Financial Advisers' national conference is back in-person for the first time in three years, taking place on the Gold Coast. Delegates were welcomed to the conference by hosts Cara Williams from Sufficient Funds and Tim Ross from ...

The time for change is now: Jones

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2022
... but I am giving a pretty clear idea of the prism through which I'll receive the final recommendations," he said. AFA national president Sam Perera asked the minister how to best strike the balance between higher education standards to safeguard the profession ...

FPA Congress a chance to 'reunite, reset'

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2022
... FPA Congress will be the first major industry event held after the result of the vote is known. The AFA's national conference is taking place next week. Whether members vote in favour of the merger, the Congress will be a critically important venue to ...

BFID no hindrance to helping vulnerable members: Panel

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2022
... worse - to think that you've done enough, because it's pretty clear that there's a lot to be done." AUSTRAC national manager, education, capability and communication Daniel Mossop said that, from a regulator's point of view, vulnerability ...