Australians seemed to follow a “she’ll be right mate” attitude with regard to their financial health, according to the AFA....
Industry leaders are warning that changes to the way life/risk advisers are remunerated will put pressure on the industry, but believe the Life Insurance Framework is “wo...
With transformation around financial advice underway the AFA and Sunsuper have partnered to help advisers challenge their thinking on consumer behaviour and financial dec...
A hybrid remuneration model is already becoming the default model replacing high upfronts as planning groups continue to haggle with the Financial Services Council for a ...
The independence of John Trowbridge has been endorsed by key figures from the working group who stated his role was to address criticisms of the sector and not to satisfy...
The AFA and PFL have named life insurer TAL as the 2014 Life Company of the Year. ...
Documents tabled in Parliament reveal NAB saw no commercial case for pursuing the removal of upfront life/risk commissions. ...
The bad news regarding planners will be forgotten with falling numbers indicative of cultural change according to AFA national president Deborah Kent....
Life/risk advisers concerned at reports FSC submission urges 20 per cent flat commission and five-year responsibility period....
Former FPA chairman, Matthew Rowe argues that the changing dynamics impacting the financial planning industry makes it inevitable that some organisations will wither and ...
After this week’s leadership challenge the Federal Government will not waste political capital championing changes to FOFA according to the AFA....
The AFA has been accredited with the TPB, allowing eligible members a new avenue to seek registration with the board. ...
Concerned that the Trowbridge report reflects their working reality, life/risk advisers dominate 130 submissions to the Life Insurance and Advice Working Group....
Accounting graduates may prove the “feeding ground” for the evolving financial advice space, according to the head of the AFA. ...
Strong interest from Money Management readers sees plans for reignition of crowd-sourced pro-adviser campaign....
So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...
Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...
Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...