AFA and Affinia make a stand on professional membership
Craig Parker
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and national dealer group Affinia Financial Advisers have joined forces to strengthen practitioner professional development.
AFA CEO Brad Fox said Affinia is one of the first licensees to support the AFA to increase the number of advisers who are members of a professional association and committed to professional development.
“We are delighted to be able to join with Affinia to encourage more advisers to become members of the AFA, while also offering a professional program that enhances both the business performance and professional credibility of their risk specialists.”
As part of the new arrangement, advisers who join Affinia will become members of the AFA (if not already) and be offered Australia’s leading Masters-level professional development training for specialist risk advisers that leads to AFA’s Chartered Life Practitioner (ChLP) designation.
Affinia General Manager Craig Parker said the AFA partnership has now been built into Affinia’s own professional development program, the Affinia Risk Academy, to help ensure a high standard of professionalism, training and development.
“Affinia shares the AFA’s goal of increasing professionalism of advisers and we particularly support using development programs that have been purpose-built for advice practitioners.”
“True professionalism means being committed to quality advice through ongoing education, giving back to the profession, and maintaining membership of a peak professional body like the AFA.”
Mr Parker said Affinia’s partnership with the AFA and participation in the Chartered Life Practitioner program helps deliver the confidence consumers need to embrace our profession and seek the financial advice and protection they need.
