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Ripoll to headline AFA conference

Members of the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) will get a chance to discuss the Ripoll Inquiry with the man behind the inquiry himself, after Bernie Ripoll, chair of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on Corporations and Financial Services, agreed ...

Paraplanners left out of planning reforms, for now

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2009
... sign-off on statements of advice for example and that's our focus." This comes after the FPA and Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) both pushed for regulatory reform which included lifting the entry standards to become a financial planner or financial ...

FPA and AFA call for reform

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2009
In a sign of solidarity, the Financial Planning Association (FPA) and the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) are pushing for the same regulatory reform, including the need for advisers to be members of a professional body. While the FPA and AFA ...

Ripoll Inquiry must build on FSR progress: AFA

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2009
... good financial advice, warns a key industry association. Richard Klipin, chief executive of the Association of Financial Advisers, warned that making sweeping changes to the current FSR arrangement could negatively impact the fundamentals of a system ...

PI insurers face $300m in claims

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2009
... Christina Kalantzis, principal of Alexis Compliance Risk Solutions and a speaker at yesterday's Association of Financial Advisers roadshow in Sydney, warned PI insurers are preparing to face $300 million worth of claims in the next two to three years ...

Communication breakdown advisers failure

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2009
... value of the profession, said a key industry association. Richard Klipin, chief executive of the Association of Financial Advisers, said the value and quality of advice, along with the good outcomes achieved by financial advisers, are pushed aside as ...

AFA renews call to restrict 'financial adviser' term

PRESS RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2009
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) is again calling for Treasury to restrict the term 'financial adviser' amid a barrage of negative media reports on the planning industry. Richard Klipin, chief executive of the AFA, said the term 'financial ...

Industry bodies back IFSA charter

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2009
... retirement outcome for many Australians," said AIST chief executive Fiona Reynolds. Meanwhile the Association of Financial Advisers has also joined in the support, with chief executive Richard Klipin saying the charter will "go a long way towards creating ...

IFSA launches superannuation Charter

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2009
... Planning Association's 2012 deadline to move away from commissions and further isolates the Association of Financial Advisers which has called for commissions to be allowed to continue. "Under the new regime consumers will be empowered by knowing exactly ...

AFA conference to focus on leadership

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2009
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) highlights the importance of strong leadership skills at this year's conference, with keynote speakers including Darren Flanagan, the man behind the Beaconsfield mine rescue and Peter Baines, who helped lead ...