by 64mediateam | Mar 31, 2021 | Media Releases, Synchron
Synchron has appointed Ben Donohue as State Manager for Queensland, effective 6 April 2021. In announcing the appointment, Synchron Director, Don Trapnell said, “Ben began working in financial services in 2005, and was most recently a...
by 64mediateam | Mar 25, 2021 | AFA, Media Releases
Philip Kewin has stepped down from his role as Chief Executive Officer of the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA). As the AFA gears up for a new wave of policy advocacy and regulatory reform, and after four years at the helm, Mr Kewin decided the time was...
by 64mediateam | Mar 24, 2021 | AFA, Media Releases
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) welcomes Dawn Thomas as the new National Chair of AFA Inspire. Ms Thomas is a senior financial adviser with Perth-based financial advice group, Wealthwise, and the AFA’s 2019 Female Excellence in Advice...
by 64mediateam | Mar 18, 2021 | Media Releases, The Advisers Association
In the wake of an exponential increase in the ASIC Levy, The Advisers Association (TAA) is calling for government relief for financial planners and advisers, and for major banks and institutions exiting advice to pay an exit levy. “As it stands, the ASIC Levy is only...
by 64mediateam | Mar 18, 2021 | Media Releases, Synchron
Synchron is issuing an urgent call to life insurers to clarify how they will treat policies that lapse, change ownership, change premium structure, or need corrections, under the new Unfair Contract Terms (UCT) regime, due to come into effect on 5 April, 2021....
by 64mediateam | Mar 17, 2021 | AFA, Media Releases
TAL is the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) 2020 Life Company of the Year. It is the fourth time TAL has taken out the award in recent years. Runners up for the Life Company of the Year title were: AIA AustraliaMLC Life Insurance NEOS AFA...
by 64mediateam | Mar 1, 2021 | Media Releases, The Advisers Association
The Advisers Association (TAA) says now that the message seems to be filtering through to the broader community that it is illegal for someone to call themselves a ‘financial adviser’ or ‘financial planner’ when they are not, it is time to address financial product...
by 64mediateam | Feb 15, 2021 | AFA, Media Releases
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has announced that the 2021 AFA Foundation Grants Program (the Program) is now open. The Program invites AFA members to nominate a local charity, which may not otherwise obtain funding, to receive a grant. “We encourage our...
by 64mediateam | Dec 10, 2020 | AFA, Media Releases
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) acknowledges the announcement by Government yesterday on strengthening and streamlining oversight of the financial advice sector. Significantly, the Government announced the winding up of FASEA and the expansion of the role...
by 64mediateam | Nov 9, 2020 | Media Releases, The Advisers Association
While the draft FASEA Code of Ethics (the Code) is another step forward in the professionalisation of financial advice, The Advisers Association (TAA) believes the scope is too narrow, too constraining and at odds with its broader intent. “Given that the broader...
