AFA CHIEF EXECUTIVE
People & Products
In its aim to strengthen its brand, the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has appointed a marketing and strategy manager....
Policy & Regulation
One of the unintended consequences of the Government’s Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms may be a shortage of 'generalist' financial planners, according to ...
Financial planning
The AFA has moved to the business planning stage of a pro-advice advertising campaign on the back of strong financial support from members....
Financial planning
Concerns have been raised about the nature of the professional development being delivered to advisers at dealer group conferences....
Financial planning
AFA president Jim Taggart has attacked the millions of dollars expended by industry funds in attacking advisers....
Policy & Regulation
The FPA and the Association AFA are confident that the industry has the ear of Treasury as the consultation around the Future of Financial Advice reforms has resumed....
Life/Risk
The Federal Opposition is reserving judgement on the Cooper Review recommendation to ban insurance commissions while the financial planning sector battles it out with the...
Financial planning
The 'opt in' provisions for continuing advice and professional indemnity insurance were just two of the key issues tabled at the AFA Leadership Licensee Forum this week....
Financial planning
Dealer groups are continuing to support calls for a unified industry voice despite concerns about how a potential merger between the FPA and the AFA would work....
Financial planning
Key bodies representing the financial services industry have broadly welcomed the Rudd Government's plans to overhaul the financial advice industry, but there are some ca...
Financial planning
The Financial Planning Association’s hunt for a new chief executive appears to be nearing the final stages....
Financial planning
Financial services licensees are continuing to scratch their heads over a way to communicate the value of advice....
Financial planning
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has rejected claims by the Industry Super Network that financial advisers are putting an 'indefensible drag' on Australia’s re...
Financial planning
The FPA remains Australia’s dominant industry body for financial planners, but in the contest for members it is the AFA that has experienced the greatest migration of mem...
Financial planning
The Ideas Centre will help AFA members to build, manage and protect not only the wealth of their clients but also the value of their own businesses....
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Podcast
The succession dilemma is more than just a matter of commitments.This isn’t simply about younger vs. older advisers. It’...
Significant ethical issues there. If a relationship is in the process of breaking down then both parties are likely to b...
It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...