PIFA warns that consumers will be misled
Media Release3 March 2020No Embargo The Profession of Independent Financial Advisers (PIFA) has warned of the risk that consumers will be misled if proposed legislation goes ahead as drafted. In…
Will 2020 be a train wreck or your best year ever?
As industry associations “circle the drain”[1] and the banks and insurers scramble for the exit, the financial planner ‘casualties of inaction’ are starting to pile up. Research by MLC[2] shows that two…
New eCourse, “Path to Professionalism”, released by the Profession of Independent Financial Advisers
A new online, self-paced training program, “Path to Professionalism”, has been launched by the Profession of Independent Financial Advisers (the Profession) at its annual national conference held in Canberra last…
New survey finds Australians want financial advice to be impartial
The Profession of Independent Financial Advisers has released the results of an Australia-wide phone survey in the wake of the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial…
The Frydenberg hand grenade that flew under the radar
It happened just a fortnight ago but no one seems to have noticed. It made not a ripple in the media and no doubt financial planners are too busy studying…
IFAAA becomes the Profession of Independent Financial Advisers
The Independent Financial Advisers Association of Australia today announces it has progressed its plans to professionalise the industry. The IFAAA last month submitted an application to the Professional Standards…
History In The Making 15 November 2019
There are events in our past which at the time seemed nothing unusual … but with the passage of time when you look back, you realise things would be very…
Royal Commission recommends a gold standard of independent financial advice – 7 February 2019
The Independent Financial Advisers Association of Australia (IFAAA) enthusiastically endorses the financial advice recommendations published this week by the Royal Commission into the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry, and believes these recommendations are great news for the public.
IFAAA President Speaks to ABC News Sunday 29 April 2018
The major banks and insurance companies are now reeling in the wake of the Royal Commission, a saga that exposed a culture of self-interest and deceit. The public is outraged at how an irresponsible and out of control banking industry covertly went about its business, apparently at the expense of its clients.
IFAAA President Gives His Take on The Royal Commission to the ABC 19 April 2018
The President of the IFAAA, Daniel Brammall, talks to the ABC about the information coming out of the Banking Royal Commission around banks and insurance companies charging fees for no service, what this is doing to the reputation of financial planners working for these institutions, the impact on them, their clients, and what it means for independent financial planning into the future.
