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AFA awards finalists announced

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2014
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has named the finalists of the adviser of the year, practice of the year and female excellence in advice awards. Finalists for the adviser of the year award are Affinity Private's Catherine Robson, Dartnall ...

Advisers ask for segmented education standards

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2014
... approach, but instead take into account individual advisers' areas of focus. As part of the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) Female Excellence in Advice Award semi-finalists roundtable, eight advisers reflected on the challenges that the industry ...

AFA Adviser of Year and Practice of Year semi-finalists announced

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2014
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and Zurich Financial Services Australia (Zurich) have announced the semi-finalists in the 2014 AFA Adviser of the Year and Practice of the Year Awards. The Adviser of the Year honour was first awarded in 2003 ...

Movers and shakers

... distribution. Schofield joins Challenger from AMP Capital and earlier held roles at Invesco and ING in key accounts and research. A AFA appoints chief commercial officer The Association of Financial Advisers has created the role of chief commercial officer ...

AMP lifts minimum adviser standards

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2014
... measures announced today have the support of the Financial Planning Association (FPA) and the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA).A AMP is liaising with these groups and calling on the industry to adopt these measures. "The actions of AMP are a positive ...

Licensees must be more open to social media: AFA

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2014
Licensees that allow advisers to be active on social media could soon be more appealing to advisers according the Association of Financial Advisers chief executive Brad Fox. Speaking on a panel at the AdviserEdge Social Advice Summit on the Gold Coast ...

Licensee transparency far more urgent than advice register

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2014
... adviser leaves a dealer group is more urgent than the government's advice register, the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) chief executive Brad Fox said. "My belief is that it's more important and more urgent because, although it's not a symbol ...

AFA appoints chief commercial officer

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2014
... set up the matchmaking service for advisers and licensees MyDealerGroup two years ago and following her appointment at the AFA, has sold the business to Steve Prendeville's Forte Asset Solutions. "We have a strong alignment in our business model in working ...

Planning industry on brink of golden era

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2014
... do that, the deed is done." Helmich was joined in the discussion by BT Financial general manager of advice Mark Spiers and AFA chief executive Brad Fox. All three agreed that the intense scrutiny on the financial planning sector will continue and it ...

Advice register talks focus on financial advice scope

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2014
... be categorised in different segments depending on what kind of advice they provide." The Association of Financial Advice (AFA) chief executive officer Phil Anderson attended the meeting on Thursday and told Financial Standard: "I don't think people who ...