- AFA Statement to Ripoll Inquiry
- Reminder to Advisers
- MDRT Latest
AFA Statement to Ripoll Inquiry
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has recently followed up its submission to the Parliamentary Joint Committee Inquiry into Financial Products and Services with an appearance before the Committee, in which it stated its position on key industry issues.
Presented by AFA CEO, Richard Klipin, the AFA acknowledged ‘…the shocking circumstances’ which have led to the financial ruin of many former clients of Storm Financial and other corporate collapses.
‘…the past 12 months has been “Open Season” on financial advisers
At the same time, the AFA said it welcomed the Ripoll Inquiry because the failure of Storm and others had led to the maligning of an entire profession: “In essence the past 12 months has been “Open Season” on financial advisers, as we have been blamed for every ill of the Global Crisis.
The full AFA submission and its opening statement to the Ripoll Inquiry can be accessed via the following links:
AFA Submission to Parliamentary Joint Committee Inquiry into Financial Products and Services
AFA Opening Statement to Parliamentary Joint Committee into Financial Products and Services
Reminder to Advisers - Bernie Ripoll
A reminder to advisers and other interested industry participants, that Bernie Ripoll, Head of the Parliamentary Joint Committee Inquiry into Financial Products and Services, will be a keynote speaker at the forthcoming 2009 AFA National Conference on the Gold Coast, from 4 to 6 October and also at the 2009 FPA National Conference in Melbourne from 18 - 20 November.
MDRT Theme to ‘Embrace Change’
In what it has called “…an extraordinarily difficult year for the financial services industry”, MDRT Australia (Million Dollar Round Table) will be delivering its Top of the Table Annual Meeting to advisers under the theme of ‘Embrace Change’.
This conference for qualifying advisers will take place in Hawaii over four days in October, and is intended to provide an intensive learning experience for attendees, with many opportunities to network and exchange personal experiences, ideas and activities that have successfully applied in their practices.
Advisers wanting more details about the activities of MDRT Australia can access their website at: www.mdrtaustralia.net.
