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LICG will fight on after failing to trigger AFA constitution talks

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2016
The Life Insurance Customer Group (LICG) has failed to trigger an extraordinary general meeting of the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) to explore a change to the body's constitution after nearly half of the submissions it sent requesting one ...

Parliament goes to war on super

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2016
... lower the concessional contribution caps to $25,000 for everyone remains the association's "biggest concern." The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) said it will take time to assess and fully understand the impacts of the proposed ...

Sentry Group slams LICG's "opportunistic attack"

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2016
... Group chief executive and chair Murray Hills has criticised the Life Insurance Consumer Group's "attack" on the Association of Financial Advisers in an open letter. Directed to the financial services industry, the letter admitted that Sentry believes ...

Vision Super adds sustainability option to menu

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2016
... charged by an average industry fund and $876 for an average retail fund. According to the Responsible Investment Association of Australasia (RIAA), Vision Super is the fourth largest super fund investing in ESG assets. Wyrsch said the fund was leading ...

TAL upgrades Risk Academy

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2016
... education easily. "The new program now features 'on demand' sessions that can be accessed at any time, choice of Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and Financial Planning Association (FPA) and now offers accreditation with the Tax Practitioners ...

Majority of Australians without financial plan

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2016
... have enough money to retire compared to 40% of baby boomers, according to new research from the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA). The 'Dare to Dream' research conducted ahead of the 16th annual financial planning week revealed more than ...

EGM forms require validation: AFA

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2016
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) must verify over 200 individual forms calling for an Extraordinary General Meeting after preliminary checking showed a number of discrepancies. AFA member, director of NOW Financial Group and member of the ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2016
... since February this year. NAHB Housing Market Index Continuing the trend of mixed readings for the US, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Housing Market Index bounced back to a reading of 60 in August, up from 58 in July and in line with ...

AFA calls on members to reject constitution change

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2016
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) is calling on members to reject a call for an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) to pass a special resolution to change the AFA constitution, following an adviser's request via the Life Insurance Customer ...

Super changes to widen super gender gap: IOOF

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2016
... (and men) who do not fit this pattern of work face a significant handicap when saving for their retirement." The Association of Super Funds (ASFA) estimates that for a comfortable income in retirement a couple will need a super accumulation at age 65 ...