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Fears to FoFA amendments "overplayed": AFA

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2014
... duty of the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) legislation will affect the quality of advice are "overplayed," the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) said. "Improving the best interest duty does help improve the access and the affordability to financial ...

Key PIS and Asteron execs move to Millennium3

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2014
... in the Aon Hewitt Financial. Millenium3 chief executive Richard Klipin joined in November 2012 after heading up the Association of Financial Advisers since 2006. Visit FS Advice - The Australian Journal of Financial Planning website for key industry ...

Government releases FoFA amendments

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2013
... continue to work with Government and Treasury for improvements in this area," FPA chief executive Mark Rantall said. The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) asked for additional clarification on the grandfathering provision and clear time frames ...

FSC asks Son of Wallis Inquiry to focus on export growth

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2013
... have broadly welcomed the terms of reference, but have made some suggestions to the Treasury's initial document. The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has asked the inquiry to review the effectiveness of the AFSL External Dispute Resolution framework ...

Advisers "hopeful" to hear FoFA changes before 2014

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2013
... before the end of the year. "It is a question of timing, but we are hopeful this can be solved before Christmas," the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) chief operating officer Phil Anderson told Financial Standard. Anderson explained that the association ...

SPAA defends status quo on SMSF regulation

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2013
... knowledge. More knowledge means you're making better decisions," she said. But Pauline Vamos, chief executive of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA), said that while the ATO regulates aspects of the SMSF sector, the $1.6 trillion ...

AFA to train young advisers on soft skills

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2013
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) will be focusing on helping advisers develop emotional intelligence and soft skills in its GenXt Roadshow for 2014. The roadshow will kick off in Hobart on February 4, 2014, and will also visit Adelaide, Perth ...

APRA releases final SuperStream reporting standards

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2013
... separate issues raised in the consultation period by three industry groups: the Financial Services Council (FSC), the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) and the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST). On the subject ...

Government to discuss alternative funding for LISC

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2013
... of the low income superannuation contribution (LISC). Industry bodies including Industry Super Australia (ISA), the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA), the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) and Women in Super ...

Industry bodies call for Government LISC U-turn

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2013
... bodies calling for a rethink are the Financial Planning Association (FPA), the Financial Services Council (FSC), The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA), The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) and Industry Super ...