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FEATURE: Where next for risk advice?

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2015
... the Trowbridge Report. What does it say? Initiated by the Financial Services Council and the Association of Financial Advisers, the Trowbridge Review on Retail Life Insurance Advice was designed as an independent review following the Australian Securities ...

AFA calls for adviser leadership

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2015
Association of Financial Advisers chief executive Brad Fox has said that advisers and licensees should take leadership roles in "pre-empting" life insurance reforms. Signalling the controversial Trowbridge Report as being the catalyst for self-directed ...

BOQ provides exclusive banking solution to AFA members

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2015
Bank of Queensland subsidiary BOQ Specialist has partnered with the Association of Financial Advisers to deliver a bespoke banking service to members. The service provides a "holistic banking package" which includes a variable fixed home loan allowing ...

AFA can't give Trowbridge report "complete support"

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2015
... report's recommendations will likely increase the cost of life insurance for Australians, the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) cautioned. Specifically, AFA chief executive Brad Fox noted that because the Initial Advice Payment (IAP) proposed in ...

Trowbridge releases final report

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2015
... Insurance Advice has been released. Initiated by the Financial Services Council (FSC) and the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA), it was designed as an independent review following the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) retail ...

AFA and PFL award Australia's top insurers

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2015
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and Plan For Life (PFL) recognised Australia's top insurers and life risk products at a black tie event in Sydney last night. TAL received the overall Platinum Award and the Trauma award, and was a finalist ...

Young advisers flock to the AFA

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2015
Young advisers have responded to the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) GenXt initiative and now 30% of the organisation's members are under 40 years of age. "We have made a significant investment, through the GenXt initiative, in helping our members ...

FSI proposal to ban LRBAs "draconian"

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2015
... recourse borrowing arrangements (LRBAs) is "a draconian move that we need to reflect on," the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA)'s chief operating officer Phil Anderson said. "LRBAs should not happen without advice," Anderson said, and argued against ...

Life insurance commissions must remain an option: AFA

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2015
... not have a future, but advisers should still be able to use other types of commissions, the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA)'s chief operating officer Phil Anderson said. "The future of upfront commissions is in doubt, but we should give appropriate ...

Work harder to fight negative press: AFA

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2015
... associations need to do more to fight negative stereotypes about financial planning, argued Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) chief executive Brad Fox at a recent Value Alliance event in Sydney. As an example, he noted that Houghton Strategic Solutions ...