SPAA announces new board appointments

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Peter Crump and Andrew Hamilton have joined the SPAA Board The Self-Managed Super Fund Professionals’ Association of Australia (SPAA) has today announced the appointments of Peter Crump and Andrew Hamilton... Read more continue reading

SPAA calls for changes to APESB proposed standard on how to charge for financial advice

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Proposed standards will impose unreasonable and unsustainable obligations on accountants working as financial planners The Self Managed Super Fund Professionals’ Association (SPAA) has called for amendments to an Accounting Professional... Read more continue reading

AFA launches Female Adviser of the Year Award

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Kerry Chikarovski appointed Patron The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) today announced a new award – the AFA Female Adviser of the Year (the Award) – designed to champion excellence... Read more continue reading

Rally Call: AFA calls for adviser support ad campaign “Make A Plan”

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Multi-media campaign designed to win the hearts and minds of consumers The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has issued a rally call to members to support ‘Make a Plan’ –... Read more continue reading

Andrew Shakespeare named AFA’s Rising Star

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Andrew Shakespeare of JSA Financial Planning Group (NSW) has been named this year’s Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) Rising Star. The AFA Rising Star of the Year Award (the Award),... Read more continue reading

AIOFP Announces Appointment of Two New Directors

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Association of Independently Owned Financial Planners (AIOFP) Chairman and Australian Financial Services Group Ltd (AFS Group) Managing Director and Group CEO Peter Daly has announced the appointment of Dr. Dennis... Read more continue reading

Research highlights need for advisers to prepare for battle

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National President of the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) Dr Jim Taggart, OAM says recent research published by Roy Morgan Research around the low level of consumer trust in advisers... Read more continue reading

Actuaries call for standardised superannuation fund benefit projections to help members

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Superannuation funds should include member benefit projections in annual member statements to help members track their progress towards their retirement savings goals and encourage voluntary super contributions, according to a... Read more continue reading

Preventing insolvent trading: the focus of new ASIC report

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ASIC has today released a report that sets out the key messages and outcomes of its national insolvent trading program (NITP). The report, National Insolvent Trading Program Report (REP 213)... Read more continue reading

AFA’s search for a star reaches final

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Richard Klipin, CEO of the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) says the future of financial advice is in good shape, judging by the standard of the finalists in this year’s... Read more continue reading