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AFA unveils policy committee

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2009
The Association of Financial Advisers Limited (AFA) has announced the launch of a new committee to work with the Government and the regulator, ASIC. The Committee brings together AFA members and broader industry experts to work on key issues facing ...

AFA hits back at fee-for-service report

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2009
The Association of Financial Advisers has criticised the small sample size of a recent Rice Warner Actuaries report that highlighted Australians risk paying 13 times more for commission-based advice versus fee-for-service. Richard Klipin, chief executive ...

Clients stung by commissioned advice

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2009
... clearly receptive to consumers selecting what they prefer." Richard Klipin, chief executive of Association of Financial Advisers, also said choice is an important factor for clients when they select which kind of fee structure they would like to have ...

Advisers award top insurers

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2009
... were the joint awardees of this year's 2008 Life Insurance Company of the Year Award by the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and Plan For Life. Challenger, which last year acquired the annuities portfolio of AXA, was named the 2008 Annuity Provider ...

Insurance bonds renaissance

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2009
... with more specialist investment options. According to Richard Klipin, chief executive of the Association of Financial Advisers, insurance bonds are no longer just "traditional" capital guaranteed or balanced option investments. Product providers such ...

In planners we trust

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2009
... and familiarity particularly applies to advisers," Lawton said to an audience at yesterday's Association of Financial Advisers GenXt road show in Sydney. "The overwhelming appreciation of advisers [by clients] is that relationship is key. "Once that ...

RG146 unveils planning stars

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2009
... the education house. Meanwhile, Jo Bean from AMP Corporate Superannuation in Tasmania, won the Association of Financial Advisers '2008 Student of the Year' award. Bean completed her Diploma of Financial Services (Financial Planning) with RG146TA in 2008. ...

Communication top priority for 2009

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2009
... as we continuously review their situations," she said. Fox and Riegelhuth are members of the Association of Financial Advisers GenXT team, which will be part of the AFA GenXt Kickstart Roadshow 2009. Some of the issues covered in the roadshow include ...

Motivational advice for advisers

FINANCIAL STANDARD IS THE OFFICIAL MEDIA PARTNER OF THE AFA CONFERENCE  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2008
... highlight that persistence in the face of adversity pays. The organisers behind next week's Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) conference in Melbourne have invited key motivational speakers to talk to this year's attendees. The presentations are ...

AFA pilot course a success

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 29 SEP 2008
Course administrators and participants have hailed the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) inaugural FChFP Pathway Program a success. Richard Klipin, AFA chief executive, said for 11 advisers to participate in the pilot program is a great result ...