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Industry welcomes grandfathering deal

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2014
... Australians and we have advocated that the laws be beneficial for consumers, but also workable for financial planners." The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) chief executive said: "To see the issue resolved in this way reflects a sensible bi-partisan ...

Grandfathering set to become next advice battlefield

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2014
... the inability to grandfather previous business when changing licensees was an unintended consequence of FoFA. The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) chief executive said that "smaller licensees will not be able to grow their adviser bases and larger ...

AFA appoints Inspire chair

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2014
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has appointed a new chair to its Inspire initiative, replacing Deborah Kent, who is now the association's president. Prominent Financial Services director Christine Swanson will lead AFA Inspire, with a mandate ...

Link Group plans to open Melbourne office

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2014
... operation when it takes over Superpartners, Link Group managing director John McMurtrie has said. Speaking at the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) annual conference, he said Link Group also hopes to offer jobs to those currently ...

The Future Fund is not a super fund: Costello

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2014
... Future Fund is categorically not a superannuation fund, Peter Costello has reminded superannuation professionals at the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia conference. The former treasurer and current Future Fund chair said that, far from ...

Embrace rising retirement age, says futurist

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2014
... over-physical work, according to IBISWorld chairman and 'futurist' Phil Ruthven AM. Ruthven told delegates at the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) conference that he envisages a future in which people will work until they are as ...

ASFA launches blueprint for post-retirement system

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2014
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has attempted to break the deadlock on retirement income innovation with the launch of a paper that sets out a framework for building an effective post-retirement system. Entitled A New Framework ...

Next super revolution must tackle retirement: Vilgan

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2014
... risk and longevity risk, according to QSuper chief executive Rosemary Vilgan. Speaking at the opening session at the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) conference in Melbourne this morning, Vilgan said the first revolution started ...

Funding for the government's adviser register unclear

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2014
... financial stability is at risk." The Financial Services Council (FSC), the Financial Planning Association (FPA), the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) welcomed the initiative.

Life Insurance and Advice Working Group chair appointed

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2014
... Trowbridge has been appointed independent chairman of the Life Insurance and Advice Working Group established by the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and the Financial Services Council (FSC). The working group will address issues such as the quality ...