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Adviser tops the class for education excellence

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2017
... the industry. Maxim Private Wealth's Michael Ward was presented the 2017 AFA Excellence in Education in Award at the Association of Financial Advisers' National Adviser Conference on the Gold Coast. Ward, who completed his Masters of Financial Planning ...

Technology will shape financial services

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2017
... relevant in the coming years. That was the key theme of a presentation delivered by futurist Chris Riddell at the 2017 Association of Financial Advisers National Adviser Conference which started on Wednesday at the Gold Coast. The rise of new technologies ...

2017 AFA Rising Star crowned

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2017
The 2017 Rising Star of the Year Award was presented at the opening of this year's Association of Financial Advisers National Adviser Conference on the Gold Coast on Wednesday. Mia Taylor of Evalesco Financial Services was awarded the accolade, which ...

Soft skills the new pages in adviser playbook

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2017
... vice president and conference chair Michael Nowak said the three-day program was developed in consultation with the association's membership and is about the industry coming together to build the relationships and soft skills that eventually leads to ...

Accessing financial wellbeing: The power of general advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2017
... at its height and yet so many impediments to gaining quality financial advice remain. This is the key driver behind Association of Financial Advisers' president and Noall & Co. managing director Marc Bineham's decision to share his experiences ...

FS Live Blog: 2017 AFA National Adviser Conference

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2017
... Monday morning. #AFAau 5pm - AFA National President Marc Bineham closes the conference with a challenge - can the association's members encourage more people to seek professional advice? It's a wrap for our live blog. Follow #AFAau for tweets on tonight's ...

Industry helps shape new adviser expectations

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2017
The Association of Financial Advisers' New Financial Advice Competency Framework white paper reveals a consensus among financial services professionals to understand knowledge, attitudes and behaviours. The white paper, produced in partnership with ...

AFA shines spotlight on peer learning

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2017
The Association of Financial Advisers is offering private coaching sessions for less experienced advisers at its upcoming National Adviser Conference. The industry body is introducing a Meet the Mentors session at which long-standing AFA members will ...

Adviser, Practice of the Year finalists named

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 SEP 2017
Australia's best financial advisers and advice businesses have been recognised as the Association of Financial Advisers and Zurich announced the finalists for the 2017 AFA Adviser and Practice of the Year awards. The AFA Adviser of the Year Award, now ...

Rising Star highlights young women in advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017
... Indicating a rise in the number of women opting for a career in financial planning, four of the six finalists for the 2017 Association of Financial Advisers' Rising Star of the Year Award are female. The accolade - which is presented in partnership with ...