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AFA airs planner worries on fin reforms

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUN 2010
Planning body AFA continues its dialogue with Canberra about proposed government reforms that will lift industry standards, on the whole, but could also hurt the future of small to medium size Independent Financial Advisers (IFAs). Richard Klipin, chief ...

AXA upgrades insurance in super

PRESS RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 APR 2010
... clients' insurance remains affordable," he said. AXA was awarded the best Life and TPD insurance at the 2009 Plan for Life/AFA Life Company of the Year Awards.

Industry prepares for new advice era

MICHELLE BALTAZAR AND RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 27 APR 2010
... being paid for advice and whether that advice is conflicted or not. Industry bodies including IFSA, SPAA, ISN, FPA and the AFA have welcomed the reforms while financial planning groups MLC and AMP have voiced their support. However, Ross points out they ...

FPA and AFA back members to remain in industry

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 27 APR 2010
Financial Planning Association (FPA) and the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) do not expect many of their members to exit the industry as a result of the government's financial advice reforms. Deen Sanders, acting chief executive at the FPA ...

Hockey calls for FSR review

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 APR 2010
... Financial Services Reform (FSR) should the Coalition win the next election. Speaking at the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) forum this month, Hockey said the FSR legislation was not implemented properly. "I want to see a review, should we win ...

MoneyForLife ups ratchet frequency

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 13 APR 2010
... would start earlier and be 5.2 per cent higher and be paid for as long as the client is living. MoneyForLife funds won the AFA/Plan for Life "Retirement Income Innovation" award last year.

Advisers to gain political insight

PRESS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2010
... services, superannuation and corporate law, are sharing their insights on the financial planning industry at two separate AFA luncheons later this month. Hockey will talk about the financial planning industry, provide his insight into the Ripoll Inquiry ...

UK bans commission payments from products

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2010
... trust in the advice they are receiving," she said. Richard Klipin, chief executive at the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA), said the ruling is similar to what FSR promoted - unbundle the advice and strategy from the product implementation. Klipin ...

Risk commission debate heats up

RUTH LIEW AND ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2010
... onging trail commission mix selected by the adviser. Richard Klipin, chief executive of the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA), rejected the ISN comments as "jaundiced". He argued that ISN should "allow the market to decide" how planners are remunerated ...

Advisers to boost political clout

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2010
... clear message to the Government about the value of advice, at a time when the retail industry "has been found wanting", said AFA chief, Richard Klipin. The new Licensee Leadership Forum (LLF) operates three-fold: policy development, government interaction ...