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AFA shuffles board, names new president

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2021
... president for four years. Sam Perera has been made national president after serving as vice president for more than a year. AFA treasurer Matthew Hawkins resigned from this role after a one-year stint. He has been on the AFA board since 2014 and now ...

Industry mixed over FSC advice framework

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 15 OCT 2021
... dealer group is unsure whether the FSC is trustworthy - particularly for risk advisers. The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA), The Advisers Association (TAA) and Synchron support changes that will lead to affordable advice for consumers and relieving ...

PFAN appoints chair, deputy

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 OCT 2021
... head of marketing at Ignition Advice and was previously general manager, marketing at the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA). She was senior marketing manager at NEOS Life and head of retail marketing at TAL Life. The board members include Paul ...

AFA names Great Advice Awards winners

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 30 SEP 2021
... awards program this year, the Association of Financial Advisers unveiled the recipients of the inaugural Great Advice Awards. AFA national president Michael Nowak said due to COVID-19 restrictions and being unable to host a face-to-face conference, the ...

Hybrid advice is here to stay

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2021
... going anywhere as building relationships with clients remains crucial. Speaking at the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) Conference, intelliflo chief sales officer UK & Australia Johann Koch reiterated that there is always a need for face to face ...

Accumulation bubble ending: AFA

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2021
... sparking the need for advice processes to change, according to CoreData. Speaking at the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) Conference, CoreData global chief executive Andrew Inwood said the youngest of the baby boomers are turning 57 years old ...

Higher premiums a problem, not a trend: AFA

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2021
... to be fixed rather than recognising it as a trend, according to AIA's chief executive. Speaking on a panel at the Association of Financial Advisers national conference AIA chief executive Damien Mu said calling it a trend sets the wrong expectation. ...

Stephen Jones changes tack on risk advice

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2021
Speaking at the Association of Financial Advisers' (AFA) national conference, shadow minister for financial services and superannuation Stephen Jones said his views on life insurance have been challenged. Jones said he has reflected on arguments ...

AFA chief outlines vision

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2021
The newly appointed chief executive of the Association of Financial Advisers remains realistic about the challenges the industry faces, but assured members that there is hope in overcoming them. In her first address as chief executive at the AFA's ...

Adviser overwhelm explained

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2021
... such as the global financial crisis or product crash, and how costs of this would flow through to the advice industry. The AFA and Anderson therefore want to see a reduction in red tape and recognition from government that the financial advice industry ...