AFA: What consumers really want from their advisers

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What financial advice clients really want from their advisers is a strong professional relationship. This is one of the findings of New Frontiers, a white paper which assessed the views

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AFA Cautious on ASIC’s Conflicted Remuneration Guidelines

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The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) is cautious about the implications of Regulatory Guidance on Conflicted Remuneration as issued by ASIC late on Monday night, particularly when viewed in the

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The AFA welcomes the release of ASIC’s Regulatory Guidance

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The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) welcomes the release of ASIC’s Regulatory Guidance on Codes of Conduct and the Opt-in Exemption.  “The guidance now allows the financial advice industry to

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AFA consulting with advice profession to provide better outcomes

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The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has been working with key advice profession stakeholders to achieve a more workable approach to the new Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) Code of

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Launch of 2013 AFA GenXt Road Show

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The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has hit the ground running, with the launch of the 2013 GenXt Road Show. “The AFA’s theme this year is The Age of Consumers

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Brad Fox Appointed AFA CEO

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Immediate past President, current Treasurer and Interim CEO of the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA), Brad Fox, has been appointed to succeed Richard Klipin as CEO of the 66 year

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AFA CEO Richard Klipin Resigns

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The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has announced that its long-serving CEO, Richard Klipin, has accepted a senior role with ANZ Wealth and will be leaving the AFA in February 2013.

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No Choice Superannuation

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The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) is extremely disappointed with the final report from the Productivity Commission Inquiry into Default Superannuation Funds released on Friday. “The Productivity Commission has backed

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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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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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