by 64mediateam | Apr 22, 2021 | AFA, Media Releases
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) is pleased that the Government has released a regulation providing financial advisers with an exemption from the need to vary their AFSL in order to provide claims handling. Please CLICK HERE for more information,...
by 64mediateam | Apr 15, 2021 | AFA, Media Releases
SYDNEY: 15 April 2021 – The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has made a submission to Treasury on the new breach reporting regime, due to come into effect from October 2021, which will involve a significant increase in the number of matters that need...
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 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 | 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 | Oct 1, 2020 | AFA, Media Releases
Senator Jane Hume, Assistant Minister for Superannuation, Financial Services and Financial Technology, has been confirmed as the opening keynote speaker at The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA)’s VISION Conference (the AFA Conference), which will be broadcast...
by 64mediateam | Jun 17, 2020 | AFA, Media Releases
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) warmly welcomes the passing of The Treasury Laws Amendment (2019 Measures No. 3) Bill (the Bill) today, to extend the deadlines for the FASEA exam and education standard. AFA CEO, Philip Kewin said, “We thank all...
by 64mediateam | Apr 16, 2020 | AFA, Media Releases
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) welcomes an announcement from ASIC yesterday which provides initial relief measures for the provision of COVID-19 related financial advice. “Now, more than ever, Australians need access to quality financial advice,”...
