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Advisers to boost political clout

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2010
... policy, and incorporating licensees within the AFA media strategy. The forum, launched by the Association of Financial Advisers, will provide a platform that will also allow advisers and licensees to adopt a cohesive approach to address the way the advice ...

Planners can fix their poor public image

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2010
... the community and deliver a consistent public message. Richard Klipin, chief executive of the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) said planners should recognise that their collective reputations have been damaged by the investment calamities of such ...

AFA awards top insurers

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2010
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA), in association with Plan for Life, has announced the winners of this year's AFA/Plan for Life 2009 Life Company of the Year Awards. It was certainly the year for CommInsure, which took not just the Platinum ...

Taggart receives OAM

PRESS RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2010
Jim Taggart, national president at the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA), has been awarded an Order of Australia medal. Taggart received the honour for his work in charitable, community and sporting organisations in Baulkham Hills. According to ...

AFA doubles in four years

PRESS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2009
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has doubled its membership in four years, growing its ranks by more than 25 per cent this year. Jim Taggart, national president at the AFA, said the association has reacted to member calls for representation ...

AFA calls for more consultation on education

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2009
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) said the Financial Planning Association of Australia's (FPA) education consultation paper includes some "good ideas" and called for a truly consultative approach to developing education standards. Richard ...

Planners should be fiduciaries: IFSA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2009
... significant extension over previous positions argued by adviser professional groups such as the Association of Financial Advisers of Australia (AFA) who have lobbied for advisers to have special responsibilities and for the term 'adviser' to be restricted ...

Adviser recruitment plagues super funds

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2009
... Association in July warning that the plan could place superannuation savings at risk, and the Association of Financial Advisers stating that it's product selling by another name.

Opt out, bailed out

MICHELLE BALTAZAR AND RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2009
... advice industry. It is one of the reasons why the Financial Planning Association (FPA) and the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) are pushing for the same regulatory reform: the need for advisers to be members of a professional body. The AFA has ...

AFA announces Adviser of the Year finalists

... Six financial advisers from across the country have been selected as finalists of the seventh Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) Adviser of the Year Award. The award will go to the adviser that gets the highest score in seven key areas, including ...