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Advisers band together: AFA Conference 2019 kicks off

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2019
... and the broader industry, to show that we are all on the same team. United," James said. It is also reflected in the delegates list with a record number of paraplanners, business owners and advice support staff in attendance. The AFA made a conscious ...

Jane Hume to address AFA Conference

KRISTI CHENG  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2019
... Professional Standards, FASEA and the implementation of Royal Commission implementations," he said "It is so important that delegates have the opportunity to hear more about the Government's forward agenda in relation to financial advice first-hand ...

Julie Bishop headlines AFA conference

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2019
... speakers at this year's conference. Each of our keynote presenters has something unique to offer and will provide delegates with insights and/or equip them with skills they can apply when they return to their practices." He explained that the conference ...

Technical Services Forum: Keep advisers informed of change

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2019
... and the vast majority are less than five years," he said. "So they are relatively short deferral periods." Lowe told delegates the deferral period could however be much larger, regaling a story of one Challenger client - with the firm's largest deferral ...

NFP super funds rise to occasion post-Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2019
... Super Funds (CMSF), which kicked off at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre yesterday. Welcoming about 1000 delegates representing over 50 super funds, Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees chief executive Eva Scheerlinck said the ...

AFA rebukes ideological drive against conflicted remuneration

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2019
... duty and interest can seldom be managed; self-interest will almost always trump duty." In opening his address to tour delegates this morning, Anderson said he knew the Royal Commission wouldn't be fun from its beginning. "December 2017: First of all ...

Advisers need to behave above the law

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2019
... Code of Ethics will require advisers to act well above the basic behavioural standards expected of them. Addressing delegates on day two of the Self-Managed Super Fund Association National Conference in Melbourne this week, Deloitte ethics experts Dennis ...

Super needs a clear objective: Cooper

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2019
... Cooper's point came full circle later in the morning as MP's from both sides of parliament had the chance to address delegates with a video message. Tim Wilson and Matt Thistlethwaite both put their arguments forward, but it was Thistlethwaite's message ...

Ideas give insight to opportunity: Vanguard

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2019
... would avoid recession. But even if a recession were to occur, Davis isn't perturbed about the economic future. He told delegates of a phenomenon the firm calls "the idea multiplier," and said it was the long-term driver of economic growth. At its essence ...

Brexit is history: Chief Economists Forum

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2019
... Financial Standard Chief Economists Forum. AXA Investment Managers' head of Framlington Equities Asia, Mark Tinker, told delegates at the forum in Sydney that Britain and the European Union don't need a trade deal to trade. According to Tinker ...