Search for Australia’s elite advisers and advice businesses begins

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AFA and Zurich launch Adviser and Practice of the Year The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and foundation award partner Zurich have launched the 2015 AFA Adviser of the Year

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AFA response to the 2015-16 Federal Budget

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The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) considers the budget announcements to be broadly supportive of creating a confidence and momentum shift in the Australian economy. AFA CEO Brad Fox said

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AFA: Licensees and Advisers will pre-empt Trowbridge solution

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In the wake of the release of the Trowbridge Report, forward-thinking advisers and licensees will make their own moves to address concerns raised in ASIC Report 413 into retail life

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Consumers to Lose Access to Quality Advice: AFA

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It is time for a return to common-sense and transparency in the life insurance debate – a debate which has inexplicably moved away from the fundamental fact that life insurance

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BOQ Specialist announces industry-first partnership with AFA

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Furthering its longstanding commitment to supporting professional development among the professionals it serves, BOQ Specialist announced an industry-first partnership to be the Association of Financial Advisers’ (AFA) preferred financial services provider. The agreement

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The Trowbridge Report – more work to be done to ensure best outcomes for consumers

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The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has expressed caution in relation to the Trowbridge Report, which makes wide-ranging recommendations for the life insurance retail advice market. Brad Fox, AFA CEO,

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AFA first choice for younger advisers

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In its eighth year, the Association of Financial Advisers’ (AFA) GenXt initiative has had a dramatic effect on the membership demographics of the AFA with around 30% of the AFA’s

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AFA gains TPB Accreditation

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The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has been accepted for accreditation as a registered tax (financial) adviser association (RTFAA) by the Tax Practitioners Board (TPB). AFA chief executive Brad Fox,

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A professional designation for the modern adviser

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The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has recorded a significant increase in enrolments for its masters-level Fellow Chartered Financial Practitioner (FChFP) designation as advisers embrace the realisation that higher minimum

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AFA sets record straight on FChFP Education Designation

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The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) is setting the record straight following media reporting yesterday on the curriculum of the AFA’s professional financial adviser designation, the Fellow Chartered Financial Practitioner (FChFP).

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