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FPA Congress a chance to 'reunite, reset'

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2022
... in the post-pandemic environment. Now with a proposal put to members to merge with the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA), the FPA Congress will be the first major industry event held after the result of the vote is known. The AFA's national conference ...

AFA award finalists named

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2022
... Year award and the Female Excellence in Advice (FEIA) award have been announced by the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA), Zurich and TAL. Charles Badenach from Main Street Financial Solutions, Felicity Cooper from Cooper Wealth Management, and ...

The time is right: AFA chief

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2022
The proposed merger between the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has seen a mixed response, with many questioning the timing, but Phil Anderson says it's the right time. The idea of the ...

AFA, FPA to explore merger

CASSANDRA BALDINI, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2022
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to consider a merger. The aim, they say, is to create a united voice for the financial advice sector. The associations ...

Nominations open for 2022 AFA awards

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2022
... Financial Advisers has opened nominations for its 2022 awards. Looking to unearth the best across the financial advice spectrum, AFA and its partners are searching for the AFA Adviser of the Year, sponsored by Zurich, and AFA Female Excellence in Advice ...

AFA hits back at QAR submissions from Choice, ISA

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2022
... from Choice and Industry Super Australia, saying their recommendations are harmful to the sector. Starting with Choice, the AFA said the consumer body's submission criticises financial advisers and is full of unfair judgments and generalisations. "They ...

AMP wants life insurance caps raised, fees lowered

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2022
... network, professional associations such as the Financial Planning Association (FPA), the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA), the Financial Services Council (FSC) and other licensees to find common ground and create a united voice."

Clear up uncertainty: AFA, FPA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2022
Both the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) have used their submissions to the Quality of Advice Review to call for regulatory certainty. Releasing their submissions yesterday, both industry ...

GQG Partners expands Australian team

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2022
... distribution in Queensland and Victoria. Killen is also currently the Victorian state chair of the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA). On the new appointments, GQG Partners director of wholesale markets Daniel Bullock said Jenkins' diverse industry ...

TAL wins life company award for 2021

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2022
... and are amongst those included in the awards. The general improvement in the life insurance market augurs well for 2022." AFA president Sam Perera congratulated the winners and finalists that continue to support and innovate within the life insurance ...