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Adviser obligations need to be institutionalised: AFA

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2012
... is to overcome the reputation damage caused by events such as the collapse of Storm Financial, according to the head of the AFA. Speaking at the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) GenXt Roadshow in Sydney this morning, Richard Klipin said the industry ...

FOFA 'unclear' on legal position of advisers

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2012
... adviser is taking on a relatively high level of responsibility in execution and administration services. This makes some of the AFA and FPA concerns justified, though organisations "need to be real," according to Batten in terms of the actual extent ...

FOFA moderate and reasonable: ISN

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2012
... legislation would cost the industry thousands of jobs. Reports today point to comments from Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) chief Richard Klipin, who warned that as many as 35,000 jobs were on the line in the coming years once the changes trickled ...

PJC hears FOFA lost in translation

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2012
FOFA has lost its way, according to the AFA presentation to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services currently underway at NSW Parliament House in Sydney. Drawing a comparison with recent price wars between the major ...

Industry welcomes Shorten's promotion

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2011
... play in productivity and Minister Shorten is well aware of these demographic changes." The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) also welcomed the news, saying the association would continue to work with the Minister "around" FOFA reforms. "Like the ...

Industry hits out at Best Interest

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2011
... will be exposed to significant risk and the cost of advice will go up." Meanwhile, the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) is also hitting out at the second tranche of the reforms, including Best Interest. "While the principle is sound, the AFA believes ...

MacMillan wins AFA Adviser of the Year

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2011
West Australian financial planner, Troy MacMillan, has taken out the top gong at the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) annual conference and been named Adviser of the Year for 2011. The award, sponsored by Zurich Financial Services Australia ...

Industry funds not our focus: Cormann

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2011
... Mathias Cormann, received a warm reception when he addressed delegates yesterday at the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) conference to reiterate his opposition against parts of the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms. Senator Cormann asked ...

Niche and insto licensees to rule by 2020

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2011
... fall by the wayside as the sector restructures over the coming decade, according to a panel of advice experts speaking at the AFA national conference. The new market leaders will be both niche and large multi-disciplined groups, they said. In yesterday's ...

Unlocking the door to adviser education

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2011
Jordan Hawke, executive general manager of Asteron announced the winner of the AFA Excellence in Education Award yesterday and said he was "blown away" by the calibre of nominees and how they transferred their educational skill sets to their communities. ...