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AFA and ANZ begin search for 2017 Rising Star

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAY 2017
... offering. Nominations for the 2017 Rising Star of the Year Award close on 28 July, with the winner to be announced at the AFA National Adviser Conference on the Gold Coast in October.

Nominations for adviser award opens

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2017
... and to present solutions on a particular industry challenge to a judging panel. The winner will be announced at the AFA National Adviser Conference in October.

AFA returning to its roots

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2017
... lot of lessons from 2016 and wants to put the ongoing development of the association "back into the adviser's hands." "The AFA has always been known for its strong culture and we don't want to lose any of that, so we've been building our various Communities ...

Dunsford explains backpedal at EGM

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2016
... hamper any future interactions with government. Speaking to media following the EGM, which was held at last week's AFA National Adviser Conference in Canberra, out-going president Deborah Kent said: "This process shows us that the AFA has the support ...

The best marketing is no marketing for advisers

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2016
... Charlton, a business coach who specialises in helping accountants and financial planners. Addressing delegates at the AFA National Adviser Conference in Canberra, Charlton said the first step was to draft a referral letter which uses heartfelt words ...

LIF to be introduced this week

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2016
... Revenue and Financial Services Kelly O'Dwyer has confirmed. Responding to questions from industry journalists at the AFA National Adviser Conference in Canberra the Federal Member for Higgins said the bill, which will eventually bring down maximum upfront ...

Top tips to kill your advice business

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2016
... nourishment, according to Kearney Group chief executive Paul Kearney. Speaking as part of a focus session at the 2016 AFA National Advisers Conference, Kearney took delegates through his top tips to murder their financial planning businesses. His first ...

Insurance reforms get member support

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2016
AFA members have given their approval to the proposed reforms to the life risk industry, after a motion calling for removal of support of the Life Insurance Framework received little support in a vote. The special resolution fell well short of the votes ...

Adviser reform about recovering social licence

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2016
... unite to rebuild it rather than drive the industry apart, a panel of insurance industry stakeholders said on day two of the AFA's annual conference. Risk adviser Dave Slovinec, group risk specialist Terry Rhodes, BT Financial national life insurance ...

Advisers must know more than client history

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2016
... truly get to know their clients, according to AFA Foundation chair Olivia Sarah-Le Lacheur. Speaking at the 2016 AFA National Adviser Conference, Sarah-Le Lacheur celebrated the AFA Foundation's most successful fundraising year yet. In the 2015-2016 ...