ASSOCIATION OF FINANCIAL ADVISERS

Financial planning

The Association of Financial Advisers has acknowledged that the financial adviser exam will likely act as a culling mechanism for inadequate advisers but has urged that t...

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Financial planning

The Association of Financial Advisers has vowed to inform the Assistant Treasurer, Stuart Robert, of the lack of progress achieved by the Financial Adviser Standards and ...

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Policy & Regulation

The Association of Financial Advisers has expressed concern at the impact of the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority denying higher education providers the r...

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Financial planning

The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority has been urged to give professional associations leadership on continuing professional development with the SMSF Asso...

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Financial planning

Financial advisers worried about the incoming education reforms could restructure their business to become money coaches. ...

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Financial planning

Deakin University Professor, Adrian Raftery, has slammed the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority for its unreasonable expectations in terms of continuing pro...

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Financial planning

Financial planners who breach the industry’s new code of conduct will face the ultimate sanction of exclusion from the industry under arrangements outlined in a new Finan...

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Financial planning

The Financial Planning Association has issued a carefully measured response to the latest Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority blueprint, arguing it needs mor...

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Financial planning

The Association of Financial Advisers has welcomed some elements of the new Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority revised blueprint while expressing concern at...

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Financial planning

While the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority’s updated standards show some positives, advisers are still going to be impacted by the regulator’s arbitrary d...

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People & Products

OnePath has won the over Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and the Beddoes Institute 2018 Consumer Choice Award, with ClearView coming in second place....

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Financial planning

Experts say the continuing uncertainty and fear surrounding the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority’s future requirements has adviser sentiment unsurprisingl...

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Financial planning

The Association of Financial Advisers has warned the Federal Treasury that Comprehensive Income Products in Retirement will not be as effective as ensuring people receive...

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Financial planning

The Association of Financial Advisers is arguing that advisers who will be aged 55 or over as at 31 December, 2023 should not have to climb the same education mountain as...

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Financial planning

The Financial Planning Association and the Association of Financial Advisers will gain a membership advantage if they are appointed as code monitoring bodies by the Austr...

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