ASSOCIATION OF FINANCIAL ADVISERS
Life/Risk
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) is calling on the Government to think carefully before considering a ban on risk insurance commissions, referring not only to ...
Editorial
The appointment of Mark Rantall as the new FPA chief executive comes amid revelations of disagreements in the boardroom....
Editorial
With trailing commissions soon to be a thing of the past, owners of financial planning practices need to ask themselves how much their businesses are worth....
Financial planning
Stress levels in the financial advice industry are rising as structural changes take place, according to Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) chief Richard Klipin. ...
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
Financial Planning Association (FPA) chair Julie Berry has defended the association's board conventions and protocols in light of a public protest issued by one of its fo...
Financial planning
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) and Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) are keen to have representation on the Future of Financial Advice expert advisory pan...
Financial planning
While recent government announcements mean Australia's financial planners are facing significant change, Damon Taylor writes that the shift in policy direction was well t...
Financial planning
The advice industry needs to improve its efforts in exposing rogue advisory practices if it is to avoid taking any more collective hits to its reputation....
Financial planning
The AFA has heightened its calls for financial advice to become tax deductible, while the NIA says Australia will have to wait for serious tax reform....
Life/Risk
The risk insurance industry is fraught with complexities. Angela Faherty takes a look at the challenges facing the sector, and how it can work to better educate consumers...
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...
Editorial
The debate about financial advice commissions has moved onto insurance products....
People & Products
AIA has appointed a former Tower state manager as head of adviser services, individual life, with Pia Sciarrone returning to the group after a five-year hiatus....
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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...