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ISA FoFA report sparks industry outrage

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2014
... general advice." "The execution-only provisions do not re-introduce commissions," he added. The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) called ISA's assessment "inaccurate and misleading." "It is an absolute fallacy that commissions and new sales incentives ...

Senate report, a turning point for advice industry

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2014
... the Australian Senate in its milestone findings today." Speaking to Financial Standard, the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) chief executive Brad Fox said that "the report has identified some advice procedures that are of concern." He added that ...

Retail funds also guilty of 'Compare the Pair' vagueness

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2014
... would appear also to apply to the BT and ANZ ads. BT and ANZ are both members of the FSC. The Association of Financial Advisers chief executive Brad Fox said the ASIC ruling demonstrated that ISA could not be trusted in its position on the Future of ...

Advisers applaud "historic" ban on commissions

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014
... make it "almost impossible to imagine that large financial scandals could happen again." The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) chief executive Brad Fox said that "the catch-all phrase did not add to consumer protection, it merely increased uncertainty ...

Senate report supportive of government FoFA reforms

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2014
... now with the Coalition government and Minister for Finance Mathias Cormann," Rantall said. The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) chief operating officer Phil Anderson also welcomed the document and said he remains optimistic that the bill will ...

AFA launches 2014 mentoring program

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2014
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has launched its 2014/15 mentoring program, an annual initiative aimed at promoting professional standards and giving advice to young advisers. AFA GenXt National chair Fraser Jack said the mentoring program ...

Palmer United will hold the key to FoFA approval

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2014
... Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) legislation. The Financial Planning Association (FPA) and the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) have begun to lobby the senators, ahead of the Senate Economics Committee presentation of the report on the FoFA inquiry ...

AFA to recognise best adviser and best practice

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2014
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has divided the traditional Adviser of the Year Award into two and will now recognise the best individual adviser and the best advice practice. "The original Adviser of the Year Award was established by the ...

AFA upgrades Female Excellence award with business scholarship

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2014
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has opened nominations for the 2014 Female Excellence in Advice Award, which this year includes a master class for finalists at the Macquarie Graduate School of Management (MGSM). The award recognises the ...

Banks support the "original" FoFA intent: ABA

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2014
... general advice will be able to receive commissions. The Financial Planning Association (FPA), the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA), Industry Super Australia (ISA) and all organisations representing consumers have spoken against the exemption. ...