ASSOCIATION OF FINANCIAL ADVISERS

Financial planning

The FPA has reported a 100 per cent surge in its CFP program take up after the CBA and AMP raised educational standards following scandals at the CBA and Macquarie Bank....

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Editorial

The reasons for churn in the life/risk arena are long-standing and well-known and insurers need to accept their share of the blame....

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Financial planning

The CBA will require its aligned advisers and licensees to hold qualifications in planning-related disciplines as part of its move towards higher education standards. ...

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Financial planning

FPA chairman, Matthew Rowe, has queried the dearth of practicing planners on FSC/AFA insurance working group....

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Financial planning

After move from PIS to Guardian Advice, Noall & Co have appointed Gavin Glozier as its GM. ...

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Funds management

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 ...

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Financial planning

BT Financial Group has opened the way for clients to not only rate their planners but post comments on how they performed....

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Financial planning

The new AFA president said it would not match resources with anti-advice groups but focus on member and consumer engagement....

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Financial planning

BTFG moves unilaterally be introducing its own adviser register and providing scope for client feedback and assessment....

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Life/Risk

Life insurance manufacturers need to take responsibility for last week’s ASIC report into life insurance and supply products that meet consumer needs and not research hou...

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Financial planning

A raft of legislative and regulatory change in the financial planning sector has essentially made long-time advisers feel like new entrants to the profession, according t...

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Financial planning

The AFA announced it has appointed former AFA Treasurer and NSW director Deborah Kent as national president....

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Life/Risk

AFA and FSC form working body while FPA calls for insurance providers to review their offerings...

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Policy & Regulation

Increased Government regulation of the financial services sector will not improve the public’s view of the industry, the Minister for Finance and acting Deputy Treasurer,...

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Financial planning

A new statutory body should control education and professional standards according to FSC, however it may sideline professional associations seeking self-regulation....

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Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

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This verdict highlights something deeply wrong and rotten at the heart of the FSCP. We are witnessing a heavy-handed, op...

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Interesting. Would be good to know the details of the StrategyOne deal....

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Insignia Financial has confirmed it is considering a preliminary non-binding proposal received from a US private equity giant to acquire the firm. ...

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Six of the seven listed financial advice licensees have reported positive share price growth in 2024, with AMP and Insignia successfully reversing earlier losses. ...

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A former Brisbane financial adviser has been charged with 26 counts of dishonest conduct regarding a failure to disclose he would receive substantial commission payments ...

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