AFA welcomes release of draft LIF legislation, and draft legislation on professional standards for financial advisers

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The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) welcomes the Government’s release of Exposure Draft Legislation for the new Life Insurance Framework (LIF) and the release of draft legislation on Professional Standards

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AFA welcomes call for Independent Council

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The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) welcomes the call for the establishment of an Independent Council on education, ethics and professional standards (the Council), as proposed in the PJC recommendations.

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AFA welcomes FoFA amendment

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The AFA welcomes the passing of the Corporations Amendment (Financial Advice Measures) Bill in the Senate with bipartisan support. The increase from 30 days to 60 days for advisers to

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AFA advisers raise over $100K for charity at National Conference

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At the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA)’s 2015 National Adviser Conference in Cairns (the AFA Conference) last month, the AFA community raised $109,000 for the AFA Foundation. AFA CEO, Brad

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Life Insurance Framework improvements achieved

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In response to the Life Insurance Framework (LIF) details released yesterday by the Government, the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) said that the refinements to the clawback provisions will be received

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AFA honours outstanding members of the advice community

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The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) formally recognized a number of outstanding members of the financial advice community at the 2015 AFA National Adviser Conference in Cairns last week. In

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AFA makes another appointment to senior leadership team

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The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has appointed Roz Kaye to the newly-created role of Member Services Manager. In announcing the appointment, Nick Hakes, General Manager, Member Services, Partnerships &

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AFA teams up with Adviser Ratings and Big Splash Media to produce ‘The Really Simple Guide to Money’

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AFA CEO Brad Fox said, “Recent polling of our members indicated that they want us to work to educate the public about financial advisers and the value of financial advice.

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AFA supports Government’s FSI Response – Greater certainty and confidence for advisers and consumers

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The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) is broadly supportive of and appreciates the timeliness of the Government’s Financial System Inquiry (FSI) response. AFA CEO Brad Fox says, “This is a

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AFA Appoints Samantha Clarke to New Role as General Manager Policy, Professionalism and Marketing

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The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has today announced the appointment of Samantha Clarke to the new role of General Manager (GM) Policy, Professionalism and Marketing. Ms Clarke will be

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