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AIOFP, FAAA encouraged by first meeting with Mulino

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2025
... inaugural meeting with new financial services minister Daniel Mulino, the Association of Independently Owned Financial Professionals (AIOFP) and Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) feel enthused about the impact he will have on the profession. ...

Alternatives spark 'real' opportunities for HNW advisers

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2025
... The research also highlights HNWs are becoming more proactive in the area, where 70% had engaged with financial professionals in the past year, and 84% of those are opting to work with financial advisers, establishing fruitful opportunities for advisers. ...

Advice bodies want efficiency, long-term solutions from Mulino

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2025
... Australians looking to get appropriate financial advice," Anderson said. The Association of Independently Owned Financial Professionals (AIOFP) executive director Peter Johnston said the association is "exceedingly happy" with the appointment of Mulino. ...

New government must prioritise payday super: SMC

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2025
... indications that the system is not yet viable to be used as the only B2B payment system. The Institute of Financial Professionals Australia (IFPA) wants businesses with 10 or fewer employees to be exempt from the payday super regime and continue as quarterly ...

Coalition targets 'ambitious' goal of 30k advisers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2025
... red tape and compliance costs to bring the number of advisers back to a sustainable level." Howarth said financial professionals are trusted members of the community and need a government which respects and prioritises them. "Financial advice reform ...

AIOFP partners with fintech firm to offer white-labelled digital advice

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2025
The Association of Independently Owned Financial Professionals (AIOFP) has partnered with fintech firm moneyGPS, which will provide its digital advice platform to the advice association's 120 AFSL members and 5000 financial advisers. Through the partnership ...

CA ANZ launches AI fluency certificate for finance professionals

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2025
... Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ) has launched an AI Fluency certificate to arm financial professionals with the skills to work with Generative AI. CA ANZ group executive education and marketing Simon Hann said the certificate ...

AIOFP and IFPA enter 'strategic alliance'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2025
The Association of Independently Owned Financial Professionals (AIOFP) and the Institute of Financial Professionals Australia (IFPA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to enter into a "strategic alliance". IFPA board member Scott Heathwood told ...

Gen X remains the largest cohort in SMSF establishments: Class

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2025
... accessing financial advice has stayed relatively stable over the past three years." He believes those financial professionals that are providing "innovative" solutions could benefit from those who are not advised. The sentiment is supported by Stake ...

FAAA moves to combat adviser shortage with new partnership

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2024
... units of study that meet local legislative standards. Abood said this partnership will pave the way for financial professionals to move between Australia and India, offering members and aspiring professionals with opportunities to expand their expertise ...
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