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FSC’s churn paper an opportunity to address the elephant in the room

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Industry discussions following the Financial Services Council (FSC)’s Consultation Paper on Replacement Business Framework (the FSC Paper), provide an ideal opportunity to open up discussion on how to address one

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16 Jul 2012

AFA Genxt Mentoring Program – Unlocking the Secrets of Success

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The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has launched its 2012 GenXt Mentoring Program (the Mentoring Program) with a series of ‘speed dating’ events held across the country late last month.

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02 Jul 2012

AFA begins search for its next rising star

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The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) today opened nominations for its 2012 AFA Rising Star of the Year Award (the Award), proudly sponsored by OnePath. Now in its eighth year,

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27 Jun 2012

Consumers left exposed by FoFA’s rolling start

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Consumers may be left without the protection of the law as a result of the Government’s Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) Commencement Date amendment, according to the Association of Financial

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26 Jun 2012

Questions left unanswered as FoFA passes through the Senate

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While the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) legislation has now passed through the Senate, the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) is concerned that key questions have been left unanswered. “What

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22 Jun 2012

AFA: Vale Michael Murphy

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The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) is saddened by the loss of Former AFA President and former South Australian State Director, Michael Murphy, who died at the age of 66,

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13 Jun 2012

Nominations now open for 2012 AFA Adviser of the Year Award

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Nominations for the 10th AFA Adviser of the Year Award opened on June 1. In announcing the launch of the 2012 award, Colin Morgan, CEO of Zurich’s Life and Investments

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08 Jun 2012

AFA: Cracking the Code of Consumer Confidence

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As the industry moves towards an era of greater professionalism, robust Codes of Ethics and higher educational standards are only the beginning, according to the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA).

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06 Jun 2012

Cormann to Frontline AFA’s 2012 National Roadshow

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Senator Mathias Cormann, Shadow Assistant Treasurer and Shadow Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation, will frontline the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) National Roadshow, which kicks off in Hobart on

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01 Jun 2012

AFA: Advisers key to restoring consumer confidence in The Lucky Country

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Financial advisers hold the key to restoring consumer confidence in Australia, according to the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA). “Problems in the Euro zone, market fluctuations and political uncertainty,

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25 May 2012

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