AFA Services

Members of the AFA receive a wide range of benefits including but not limited to the following areas.

Education

AFA National Conference

Each year the AFA stages a national conference attracting the cream of the industry's international and local speakers.  Members receive advance notification, early bird packages and reduced registration rates.

Professional Development Program

An annual program conducted in capital cities around Australia where leading advisers share their insights into maximising sales and advice performance.  In exciting, engaging presentations they provide practical, accurate and up-to-date industry knowledge.

Public Affairs

The AFA ensures its members have a strong voice in the public sphere by representing industry views in the media, lobbying the government through bodies such as ASIC and the ATO and regularly meeting with influential politicians. If there is an issue affecting financial advisers, we will be there making sure you are heard.

Media affairs

This involves working with key industry media as well as the broader community media to represent the Association's view.  If there is an issue affecting the AFA, we will be there making sure you are heard.

Information Resources

eNews bulletins and resource centre

To help keep members informed and up to date with their ever-changing industry the AFA provides a range of high quality, up-to-date information resources including regular electronic news bulletins and access to a comprehensive resource centre.

THE FINANCIAL ADVISER  magazine

Included in membership is a quarterly magazine. THE FINANCIAL ADVISER contains articles about a range of topics relevant to financial advisers including information about the association, the latest industry news, practice management advice and matters of personal well being.

Research conducted by the Association shows that members highly regard the magazine rating it as their number one source of information for industry information.

AFA chapters and networking opportunities

The AFA runs a number of education and networking programs in all capital cities on a regular basis.  We are currently in the process of rolling out to most regional centres as well as developing the AFA Generation Next program, targeting younger advisers.

Practice Support

Generic Personal Statement

To reduce the complexity of the underwriting process the AFA website hosts a generic personal statement that aims to remove the duplication of personal information, making the application process less onerous for all involved.
Companies currently accepting the Generic Personal Statement include:

• Aviva
• Asteron
• ING
• MLC
• Zurich
• Metlife
• Suncorp
• AXA
• Tower