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Shorten responds to bias accusations

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2011
... of Australia's superannuation savings and that they are trying to silence our fundamental right to speak," said Richard Klipin, chief executive, AFA. A spokesman for Assistant Treasurer Shorten has since said that it was "a bit rich for one side of the ...

Proposed tough planner rules

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2011
... calling it the work of industry super funds "trying to do what should be the Government's work". AFA chief executive, Richard Klipin, said a level playing field in the financial advice space is needed and that the Government should be providing independent ...

New judge for AFA Adviser of the Year award

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2011
... quarterly omnibus survey of advisers in Australia. The judging panel also comprises AFA chief executive officer, Richard Klipin, Graham Peatey of The Encore Group, Peter Sobels of Riskinfo and Philip Kewin and Marc Fabris from Zurich. Financial planning ...

Advisers launch FOFA attack

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2011
... package to instruct planners on how to lobby their local politicians and generate public opposition to the reforms. Richard Klipin, chief executive of the AFA, said his association has 7000 licensee members and just under 2000 individual members, but ...

Planners react badly to FOFA

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2011
... the best interests of their client including on insurance regardless of whether they are being paid a commission. Richard Klipin, chief executive of the Association of Financial Advisers told Financial Standard, that advisers were just reacting in anger ...

AFA award launched to encourage female financial planners

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2011
... represented within the ranks of financial advisers and better able help women secure their financial future." AFA CEO, Richard Klipin said the under-representation of women at all levels of the financial advisory profession was the driving force behind ...

Advisers sacked, fees halved in "doom" scenario

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2011
... release of the FOFA changes but the numbers were so large that 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 ...

FOFA leaves consumers in the cold

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2011
... 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 higher costs for consumers, making financial ...

Clients want commissions - AFA

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2011
... to 17.3 per cent which listed it as no concern. "Many would not pay for it if commissions are abolished," said Richard Klipin, AFA chief executive. The research also found that 44 per cent of those who do hold life insurance without an adviser choose ...

Planners prime legal targets for angry clients

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 18 APR 2011
... too many people trying to capture everything," he said. "With SMSFs they are so complex you really need a team." Richard Klipin, chief executive of the Association of Financial Advisers, said independent planners manager risk through their approved product ...