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Swanson leaves CommInsure

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2009
... than the market average, according to Plan for Life. The group has also received numerous awards including the Plan for Life/AFA 2007 Life Insurance Company of the Year Award and the 2007 Annuity Provider of the Year Award. Last year, CommInsure won ...

Industry bodies back IFSA charter

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2009
... charter will "go a long way towards creating a level playing field within superannuation." Klipin says a fundamental concern for AFA members, and for all financial advisers is how to ensure that consumers receive "appropriate advice" each and every time. ...

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 ...

Nooo Commission strips trailing fees off home loans

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2009
... must follow national standardised rules. But Taggart, who is also the president of the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA), stressed that the decision to develop the product happened well before the fee-for-service debate was re-ignited by FPA's ...

AFA calls for Rising Star in advice

The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) is calling for nominations for the 2009 AFA Rising Star of the Year Award, an annual award that goes to the best up-and-coming professional in the advice industry. Richard Klipin, the association's chief executive ...

Debate advice, not advisers: Sherry

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2009
... high end financial advice you have to pay for it," Richard Klipin, chief executive of the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA), told a packed house at the AFA's Melbourne luncheon yesterday. Klipin's views were reinforced by Senator Nick Sherry, minister ...

AFA calls for remuneration choice

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2009
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has questioned the Financial Planning Association's (FPA) role in determining how the industry is remunerated. Richard Klipin, chief executive at the AFA, said the FPA's recent announcement that its membership ...

PIS awards top risk adviser

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2009
... Churchill has already won the award in 2005 and 2006 and was also a finalist in last year's Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) awards. "It's a great recognition from your peers but I get a lot more personal satisfaction from the relationships I ...

AFA supports PIS strategy

PRESS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2009
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has thrown its support behind Professional Investment Services' (PIS) strategy to go head to head against the industry fund anti-commission advertising campaigns. Richard Klipin, chief executive at the AFA ...

Asteron adds to sales team

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2009
... Aviva were joint award winners of the 2008 Life Insurance Company of the Year Award by the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and Plan For Life.