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AFA launches estate planning programme

The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has introduced an estate planning programme in conjunction with the Australian College of Financial Services. AFA president Robin Yates said many Australians did not plan for death and its impact on loved ...

Investors in need of greater awareness and access to investment decisions

... director of CPT and the present chairman of the National Professional Standards Committee for the Association of Financial Advisers, has said that many investors do not like to feel as though they are being taken completely away from their investment ...

AFA hits out on ASIC's FSR license powers

The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has sought urgent clarification from Hon Ross Cameron MP, the Minister responsible for the Financial Services Reform Act (FSRA), and from ASIC, on how consumers can be protected from the consequences of a ...

AFA endorses policy on transfer of clients

The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has welcomed new government guidelines clarifying the position of clients when a financial adviser transfers between dealer groups. The AFA said the new guidelines, released as a FAQ by the Australian Privacy ...

AFA announces inaugural adviser of the year

The Association of Financial Advisers and Zurich Financial Services Australia have announced that Bernie Toohey, managing director of Central Highlands Financial Services is the winner of the inaugural Zurich Adviser of the Year award. Mr Toohey has ...

AFA teams up with Australian College of Financial Services

The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has announced its plans to reintroduce sales skills courses for members and non-members, in a joint venture with the Australian College of Financial Services. AFA President Robin Yates said that he'd signed ...

ACA statement draws fire from AFA

... in the event of a sudden death of one of them," said an angry Robin Yates, President of the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA). "This is one of the most ill informed comments I have heard in 30 years of practice in the financial services industry." ...

AFA calls for balance between good advice and compliance

The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) said today it believes its necessary for suitable financial plans to strike a balance between good advice and compliance. "There needs to be certain information given to the customer in order that a proper ...

AFA launches national adviser award

The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has announced the launch of a major national annual award for the AFA risk adviser members. "The primary objectives of the AFA are to improve educational and ethical standards of financial planners and to ...

FPA spells out its commitment to disclosure

... adviser a fair remuneration for that advice," he said. Breakspear also fired a broadside at the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) for supporting hidden commissions, describing it as "incredulous" that it backed secret incentives at a time when ...