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ASIC issues warning over Dover advisers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUN 2018
... made shorter by a long weekend across most of Australia. Yesterday Association of Financial Advisers chief executive Phil Kewin admonished the month-long transition period afforded to Dover advisers, saying it was unrealistic and thwart with difficulty. ...

Industry responds to Dover shutdown

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUN 2018
... is expected to affect more than 250 small businesses. Labelling the demise of Dover as tragic, AFA chief executive Phil Kewin said the association is doing all that it can to provide assistance to members under Dover's AFSL - about 40 in total. "The ...

Industry wants one-stop-shop professional body: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2018
... services...The advice was so poor that I all but threw it in the bin," she said. During his appearance, AFA chief executive Philip Kewin said the AFA began considering its regulatory purpose when Financial Advisers Standards and Ethics Authority (FASEA) ...

Uncertainty abounds future of advice regulation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2018
... entity level?" she asked. Orr stated that testimony provided by FPA chief executive Dante de Gori, AFA chief executive Phil Kewin and ASIC's senior executive leader of the financial advisers team Louise Macaulay suggests the development of a particular ...

Adviser regulation lacking a professional body, RC hears

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018
... because the association didn't want to tarnish its reputation and engage in a legal battle. AFA chief executive Philip Kewin faced the country's highest form of public inquiry yesterday, explaining the professional body aspires to play a bigger ...

AFA responds to 'disappointing' PJC life insurance report

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2018
... the careful rationalisation of legacy products, and an opt-out basis for group superannuation. AFA chief executive Philip Kewin said the scrutiny and increasing cost to provide advice is "threatening the very existence" of the advice profession. "If ...

AFA to launch investigation into adviser misconduct

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 DEC 2017
... why three of its members entered into enforceable undertakings with ASIC in as many days. While AFA chief executive Phil Kewin said he would not discuss the circumstances of individual members, he did confirm that the association would look into the ...

Fox joins Tribeca Financial board

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2017
... that are emerging," he added. Fox stepped down as chief executive of the AFA in March and handed over the reins to Philip Kewin, but continues to serve as a consultant to the association. Fox's leadership over his four-year tenure helped the industry ...

AFA praises FASEA's 'sensible' first priority

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2017
... advisers is an encouraging first step by the board. The move by FASEA has been welcomed by the AFA, with chief executive Phil Kewin labelling it as an "eminently sensible announcement." He said providing certainty and direction for employers, education ...

Mindfulness coach recognised for excellence in advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 OCT 2017
... actions that may be influencing her client's feelings around money. In congratulating Schodel, AFA chief executive Phil Kewin said: "Lea redefines financial advice that demonstrates a meaningful and tangible connection between personal and financial ...