A number of advisers have launched a crowd-funding effort to counter the negative publicity which has impacted the planning profession....
AFA Chief Commercial Officer Anne Fuchs will leave the association after six months in the role to take on a distribution role with Sunsuper....
The AFA has received an influx of enrolments for its recently-rebuilt education course, which it says shows an acceptance from advisers that standards have been raised. ...
The AFA says advisers are too often being blamed for product failures and the misdeeds of others....
The financial planning industry was simply outcampaigned on FOFA and must now look to play a longer and more strategic game....
Much as a judge or magistrate has a duty to stay impartial when hearing matters which come before their courts, so too does a Commonwealth regulator....
The AFA has sought to correct a daily newspaper article which claims advisers can obtain a Fellow Chartered Financial Practitioner (FChFP) designation without completing ...
Emotional Intelligence is increasingly becoming a critical skill set for advisers, not just to improve client relationships, but to stay in business, Wayne Lear writes....
Industry organisations have applauded parliament’s restoration of the grandfathering provision in the latest round of the FOFA reforms, claiming it overturned a rule that...
The disallowance of the Future of Financial Advice amendments may hurt consumers who will not be able to access scaled advice and may be forced to change to less suitable...
Prominent Financial Services director, Christine Swanson recognised with chair of AFA Inspire....
Fewer Australians will be able to afford to obtain financial advice following the Senate’s decision to disallow the Government Future of Financial Advice regulations, the...
FPA chairman, Matthew Rowe, has queried the dearth of practicing planners on FSC/AFA insurance working group....
After move from PIS to Guardian Advice, Noall & Co have appointed Gavin Glozier as its GM. ...
The corporate regulator will consider model portfolios as a suitable investment under best interest duties if they do not adopt mechanistic processes on selecting assets ...
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...