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Plum avgs 13.5pc member contrib.

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2011
... have reached an average of 13.5 per cent across its entire 180,000-member network thanks to its three-part member service plan. The current super guarantee (SG) level sits at nine per cent, with Plum's average member contributions resting almost 40 per ...

AFS rebuff takeover offers to go it alone

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2011
Dealer group Australian Financial Services Group (AFS) will remain independent after confirming that it will no longer hold takeover discussions. AFS has said ownership will remain with its advisers and will retain open architecture, practical compliance ...

FPA scores 94pc approval

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2011
Financial Planning Association (FPA) members have voted almost unanimously for a new three-year strategic plan as the association moves in new direction. The extraordinary general meeting held in Melbourne yesterday recorded a 94 per cent vote in favour ...

Good advisers can save clients from tax crackdown

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2011
Financial advisers can keep their clients safe from the tax avoidance schemes by refocusing them on their investment objectives, a financial planner said today. The Australian Tax Office has been cracking down on avoidance rorts, questioning more than ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2011
The Australian market has received mixed leads from offshore trading overnight. Wall Street ended slightly lower after recouping earlier losses, while European markets were lower and Asia was mixed. Oil and gold hit new highs. At 0722 AEST on the ASX ...

Regrets, I've had a few

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2011
One in two retirees wished they saved more in super or saved earlier in their working life, particularly after belatedly discovering that not everyone can get a full or part pension when in financial strife, a survey found. The Investment Trends 2010 ...

AMP taking its time with planning business

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2011
AMP's merger with AXA brings around 3000 financial planners under the same roof - almost double the size of its nearest competitor. Merging the two entities for maximum returns is a task AMP is not rushing into. Craig Meller, Managing Director of AMP's ...

Cavendish, Super Concepts sign with SMARTwrap

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2011
Cavendish Superannuation and Super Concepts have agreed to be the default administration providers for a SMARTwrap offering for self-managed superannuation funds (SMSF). The two SMSF administration providers have signed a heads of agreement with provider ...

FOFA opens estate planning doors

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2011
More advisers want to move into estate planning and aged care as fee-for-service reforms opens new business opportunities, according to OnePath. Adviser concerns and industry questions have been particularly focused on estate planning and aged care ...

Media Super wants corporate marriage

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2011
Industry fund Media Super is dressing up to be the belle of the merger ball and is looking to attract corporate funds, casting its eyes towards Fairfax. Ross Martin, chief executive of Media Super, today said that his fund had added new functional capabilities ...