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Julie Bishop headlines AFA conference

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2019
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) released the program for its annual conference - with former foreign affairs minister Julie Bishop presenting and a focus on wellness. The theme of the conference is "united" and the AFA said in a challenging ...

AFA expands support for paraplanners

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2019
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) launched a new community of practice for paraplanners. AFA Pulse has been designed as an online community, launched with a Facebook page. Any AFA members who are paraplanners or looking to move into paraplanning ...

Advice associations weigh in on member interests bill

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2019
... Legislation Committee on the Putting Members' Interests First Bill that riled AustralianSuper earlier in the week, the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) have revealed the two see eye ...

Industry bodies react to APRA review

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2019
... reporting standards; and collecting product-level data that facilitates accurate assessments of outcomes. However, the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia chief executive Martin Fahy said the superannuation-specific recommendations need ...

CFS hires executive manager of insurance

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2019
... Investments where she was the managing director of superannuation. Elkins is also a director and former chair of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia and has served on numerous Financial Services Council committees. Elkins will replace ...

Grattan Institute chief retires

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2019
... guarantee would hurt middle-income earners. That claim led to Grattan being criticised by Industry Super Australia and the Association of Super Funds.

FASEA exam was fair: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2019
... financial adviser exam and until 1 January 2024 to reach an education standard equivalent to an approved degree. The Association of Financial Advisers estimated about 600 financial advisers sat the test. General manager of policy and professionalism ...

NEOS upgrades super product

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2019
... resulting in lower rollover rejections and faster completion times. The enhancement follows NEOS partnering with the Association for Cooperative Operations Research and Development (ACORD), a global standards-setting body for the insurance industry. ...

Grattan SG claims slammed by industry bodies

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2019
... middle-income workers would be worse off if the Superannuation Guarantee rose to 12%. Industry Super Australia and the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia have called out the research house, with ASFA chief executive Martin Fahy going as ...

AMP Advice executive joins AFA

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2019
The head of corporate development at AMP Advice has taken on a new role with the Association of Financial Advisers. Robert Coulter will join the association as general manager, partnerships. AFA chief executive Philip Kewin said Coulter's extensive ...