In welcoming the passage of the professional standards bill for advisers, the AFA chief executive said it would aid in improving consumer perception of financial advisers...

The Association of Financial Advisers has launched an adviser peer pod to help its members build professional networks....

The Association of Financial Advisers has argued group life should be underwritten at time of applications rather than time of claim....

The AFA has urged for improvements in the FSC’s Life Insurance Code of Practice and other elements of LIF as it acknowledged its passage through the lower house this week...

The financial services industry is facing another year of uncertainty but there will be opportunities for it to become the master of its own destiny....

Malavika Santhebennur writes that many policy issues that beleaguered the financial services sector in 2015 remained in 2016, and would continue into 2017....

Industry associations have welcomed the Federal Government’s introduction of the bill to mandate higher education and professional standards for advisers....

The AFA has called for common sense and flexibility from insurers when laying the parameters on exemptions to clawbacks for life insurance advice, which took into account...

Direct life insurance channels had inherent weaknesses and did not measure up compared to advised retail life insurance, the AFA incoming national president argued....

As national president of the AFA, Deborah Kent has seen off one of her most challenging years with grit and tenacity, while also endeavouring to persuade more women to as...

The Government’s creation of an independent standards body will alter the dynamics of the financial planning industry and create a new hierarchy. ...

The new legislation to set higher professional standards will help Australians who are confused or uninformed about what a financial adviser can do for them, the AFA beli...

The AFA has welcomed the Government’s move to introduce the life insurance remuneration bill to the lower house today, particularly the move to treat life insurance attai...

The AFA has formed a life insurance sub-committee and a professional standards sub-committee, whose members will review and provide suggestions on various policy issues a...