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FAQS ABOUT FINANCIAL ALLIANCE AND INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL ADVICE

Q1.
What is an Independent Financial Advisory (IFA) Firm?

For “INDEPENDENT” Financial Advisory firms such as Financial Alliance, its financial advice must be free from the undue influence of higher remuneration and/or meeting sales quotas. In other words, financial advice from Financial Alliance is given solely in clients’ interests.

A financial advisory (FA) firm wishing to use the word “INDEPENDENT” – as Financial Alliance does – must fulfill the conditions laid down by Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) at all times.

Q2.
Is an IFA Firm one that offers products from multiple product providers?

No, the mere fact that a FA Firm can sell the products from more than one insurer or business partner does not mean that the FA Firm is “independent”.
 
In Singapore, only a handful are “IFA Firms” because only a few are able to ensure that the financial advice given is free from the undue financial influence.
 
As there is no such thing as an “Independent Financial Adviser” license in Singapore, IFA Firms are, in essence, “Financial Adviser” license holders who offer financial advice while being free from undue influence.

Q3.
What does it mean for me as a consumer?

We have your best interests at heart and will leave you to make your decision. We only ask that, when you deal with a FA Firm, you find out for yourself if it is truly an “IFA Firm”, or just a “FA Firm”. The absence of the “I” is easy to miss, but it is the “I” that makes a world of difference.

If impartial financial advice is what you seek, then you should only engage an IFA Firm.

At Financial Alliance, we are dedicated to offering our clients independent financial advice. Please feel free to contact us at feedback@fa.com.sg to find out how our independent financial advice would benefit you.

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Year 2022

  • Celebrate our 20th Anniversary as an Independent Financial Advisory Firm

Year 2011

  • Full Scale Corporate Brand Facelift, introducing the seven-dot new logo created in our corporate colours

 

  • Established the Financial Alliance Islamic Wealth Advisory (“FAiWA”) Division to provide Muslim clients with financial planning and wealth management services

Year 2002

  • Established as an Independent Financial Advisory (“IFA”) firm which aligns the company to client’s needs

Year 2004

  • Became the first IFA firm to create the Unit Trust Fund Selector to compare diverse funds to meet client’s needs

Year 2005

  • Created the first Life Insurance Product Comparison Databank which compares hundreds of life insurance products from numerous insurers

Year 2006

  • Created the Integrated Business Operations Support System (“iBOSS”) – a database that provides administrative supports, and allows FARS to access information about business activities, client’s details and upcoming events

Year 2007

  • Became the first IFA firm to win the Asian Management Association’s Professional Enterprise Award

Year 2008

  • Became the only IFA firm to attain the Singapore Quality Class (“SQC”) and People Developer statuses

 

  • Enhanced protection on clients by setting a compulsory “Education Level” to ensure that clients understand the recommendations and product disclosures given

 

  • Adopted the 4-Stage Market Recovery Model to educate practitioners and clients about current market positions and brace themselves for the future

Year 2009

  • Became a Singapore SME 500 firm

Year 2010

  • Acquired another financial advisory firm and significantly expanded market presence.

Year 2012

  • First and only IFA firm to be awarded the SQC Star* status

 

  • Created Auto Quote System (“AQS”) to gather quotes from various general insurance companies, such as motor insurance companies

 

  • Celebrated A Decade of Distinction (2002 – 2012)

 

  • Upgraded Investment Experience Questionnaire to Customer Knowledge Assessment (CKA) to better assess clients’ ability in understanding financial solutions

 

  • Developed the Product Suitability Assessment (PSA) framework to assess if client’s intended investment is suitable, based on his/her current financial position

Year 2021

  • Launched HARVERZ, our proprietary digi-adviser to empower our Consultants to serve their investment clients with higher efficiency and sharper fund selection capability

 

  • Launched ELEVATE portal to publicise our series of webinars. Through the webinars, we aim to educate the public to be more financially savvy and elevate their level of financial fitness.

 

  • Launched ENGAGE portal, giving our Consultants the crucial platform to unleash their digital marketing chops

 

  • Established IAM Unit (Independent Asset Management Unit) to partner with private banks to offer discretionary investment management services to accredited investors

Year 2013

  • The full roll-out of e-Financial Compass to facilitate paperless advisory documentation and electronic submission for supervisor approval

 

  • Launched Shariah-Compliant Portfolios to give Muslim clients Islamic investment options

 

  • Launched a series of free open-to-public seminars to encourage the public to look after their financial and physical health

Year 2014

  • Extended our independent advisory business to Malaysia

 

  • Adopted Core-satellite approach for our Model Portfolio to minimise portfolio volatility while allowing portfolio to outperform the stock market

Year 2015

  • Ranked in Singapore SME 1000

 

  • Introduced 101 ILP Recommendations for our clients

Year 2016

  • Launched Financial Compass mobile application to help consumers in retirement planning and obtain retirement planning solutions

 

  • Won Silver for Most Preferred Financial Adviser from ShareInvestor Awards.

 

  • Launched Company-wide Portfolio Mass Rebalancing capability to better manage clients‘ investments and respond faster to market movements

 

  • Launched Managed Account Solution with Havenport to extend a new service capability to customers

 

  • Ranked in Singapore SME 1000 for 6 consecutive years

Year 2017

  • Celebrated our 15th Anniversary

 

  • Held Symphony of the Heart concert (part of our 15th Anniversary celebrations) in support of Willing Hearts and Singapore Wind Symphony

 

  • Successfully renewed the dual SQC Star and People Developer statuses

 

  • Ranked in Singapore SME 1000

 

  • Won Marketing Institute of Singapore – Most Popular Brand on Social Media (Financial Advisory) Award

 

  • Won Marketing Institute of Singapore – Best Mobile App User Experience Award

Year 2018

  • Won International Adviser Best Practice Adviser Awards 2018 – Excellence in Marketing

 

  • Ranked in Singapore SME 1000

Year 2019

  • Won Brands for Good 2019 – Champion for Workplace & People Development

 

  • Won Brands for Good 2019 – Honouree for Community; Social Giving & Engagement

 

  • FPAS Financial Planner Award 2019, Financial Advisory Corporate Winner

 

  • Launched Life Insurance Made Easy (LIME) , a proprietary portal containing voluminous details of life insurance policies issued by our business partners. LIME boosts our Consultants’ efficiency and cleint ena in their life insurance business

 

  • Launched Improved Integrated Business Operations Support System II

Year 2020

  • Moved to our brand new office at Gateway West, Beach Road

 

  • Rolled out non-face-to-face client engagement capability, including a highly secure 2FA “e-sign” feature, during Circuit Breaker and the ensuing period of prolonged social restrictions. Our nimble responses enabled our clients’ needs to be served even when physical meetings could not be held

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同意向您收集并使用您的个人信息。鑫盟理财将根据公司的个人数据保护政策所阐述的用途使用您的个人资料（例如姓名，证件号码，联系电话，邮寄地址，电邮地址和照片）。 该政策可在本公司网站上查寻，网址为 https://fa.com.sg/data-protection-policy/.

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