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Soft-skills critical to maximising adviser value-add

MARK STORY  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2012
... directly outside their control, according to financial adviser David Baccinelli. Presenting to delegates on the final day of the AFA annual conference, Baccinelli highlighted the role that protection had played in providing adequate cover while he was ...

Huge opportunity in untapped business insurance

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2012
... either because of fear or because they lack the knowledge of how to get into the market," he explained in a masterclass at the AFA National Conference on the Gold Coast. Planners who were confident advising on personal insurance for their clients, he ...

Olivia Maragna wins AFA 2012 Adviser of the Year Award

MARK STORY, MARK SMITH, LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2012
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) ended this year's conference on a high note, acknowledging the work of leading financial advisers at last night's AFA 2012 Adviser of the Year Award ceremony. This year's award winner is Olivia Maragna, co-founder ...

Bank dividends under threat

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2012
... Selth, former head of international equities at BT Funds Management, warned delegates at the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) National Conference, that dividends could fall foul of headwinds. "Banks can't be ignored because they represent a quarter ...

Prepare now for MySuper revenue siege: MLC's Doust

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2012
... be transferred to MySuper in 2017 where no choice is made. That's why it's critical, Doust advised delegates attending his AFA presentation, that they capitalise on the grandfathering period to drive as much business into their back-book before the new ...

Dean Lombardo wins AFA Excellence in Education Award

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2012
Dean Lombardo from Access Financial Management is the 2012 winner of the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA)'s Excellence in Education Award. Now in its fifth year, the award, recognises the best and brightest financial advice professionals entering ...

Financial services outstrip mining: CommSec

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2012
... natural resources, according to CommSec's Craig James. Sensing that delegates at the annual Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) National Conference had enjoyed the jungle-themed welcome party the previous night a little too much, the chief economist ...

Financial advisers raise bar in quest to succeed

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2012
... years' worth of data on how leading advice practices in the country operate. Yesterday the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) released a white paper, with support from Zurich Financial Services and conducted by the Beddoes Institute, which attempts ...

AFA: Productivity Commission caves in to Shorten's pressure

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2012
... has succumbed to Shorten's pressure and let all Australian workers down, according to the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA). The Productivity Commission's (PC) final report into default superannuation arrangements, released last week, has certainly ...

AFA names finalists for the Adviser of the Year Award

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2012
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has named the six finalists of the association's prestigious 2012 AFA Adviser of the Year Award. In a year that sees the award celebrate its 10th anniversary, female advisers are more strongly represented ...