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Shorten responds to bias accusations

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2011
... industry funds puppet, with a spokesman labelling the claims as "a bit rich". Yesterday the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) claimed the industry superannuation funds were behind the FOFA reforms, were formulating policy and issuing "warnings" ...

Proposed tough planner rules

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2011
... lifetime bans for breaches of new regulations. In response to the proposed changes, the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has come forward in strong force against the action, calling it the work of industry super funds "trying to do what should ...

New judge for AFA Adviser of the Year award

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2011
... Research and Consulting, Dr Rebecca Shiels, has joined the judging panel for the ninth Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) Adviser of the Year Award In her current role, Dr Sheils responsibilities include business-to-business and services sector ...

AFA targets online ad campaign

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2011
The advice industry's latest advertising campaign to be to run by the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) will use a highly targeted online strategy rather than be designed to go head to head with the industry funds on national television. "We are ...

Planning pracs down 10pc value

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2011
... fiduciary duty and gearing have practices concerned for the value of their business. The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) is implementing its own support network for advisers transitioning through FoFA, but said that it is probably too early to ...

Advisers launch FOFA attack

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2011
... commissions from risk insurance in superannuation funds and the biennial opt-in requirement. The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has led the charge by preparing an advice package to instruct planners on how to lobby their local politicians and ...

AFA award launched to encourage female financial planners

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2011
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA), TOWER Australia and the Macquarie Graduate School of Management launched its inaugural AFA Female Excellence in Advice Award in Sydney last night. Tackling the gender gap that exists in retirement savings ...

Advisers sacked, fees halved in "doom" scenario

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2011
... they still presented an issue for planners. But Richard Klipin, chief executive of the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA), said the report was unnecessarily alarmist. "It's a doom and gloom scenario that the AFA rejects," he said. "It ignores the ...

FOFA leaves consumers in the cold

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2011
... to address the key issues with the latest announcement of FOFA reforms, according to the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA). AFA's chief executive officer Richard Klipin, believes that the execution of FOFA reforms will promote more confusion, and ...

Clients want commissions - AFA

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2011
... want commissions to remain on life insurance products, according to research by the Association of Financial Advisers. The AFA research, conducted by CoreData and sponsored by AIA Australia, surveyed corporate super and life insurance planning clients ...