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FSI response fans default super flames

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2015
... business relationships or use inducements to entice employers to switch to a retail MySuper default product. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia provided balance to the debate. The industry body's chief executive Pauline Vamos said ...

AFA, Adviser Ratings to release consumer magazine

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2015
The Association of Financial Advisers has teamed up with Adviser Ratings to produce The Really Simple Guide to Money, a wealth magazine that will be available on newsstands. Big Splash Media is another organisation supporting the launch of the publication ...

AFA appoints policy and marketing head

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2015
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has appointed an industry veteran to its newly created general manager of policy, professionalism and marketing role. Samantha Clarke, who has 25 years' financial services experience, will oversee the public ...

Lost super costs young Aussies thousands

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2015
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has said the non-payment of super by employers is potentially costing young Australians $14,000 per year in retirement savings. ASFA estimates $2.75 billion each year is being lost through ...

SSFS rebrands, launches digital advice

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2015
... to the company's commitment to have all of its financial planners attain membership with the Financial Planning Association of Australia and receive Certified Financial Planner designation. "StatePlus is front and centre in the mission to improve standards ...

ASFA supports SGC bill with increased ATO resources

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2015
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) believes reducing the harshness of the super guarantee charge (SGC) should only occur if additional resources are provided to the Australian Tax Office (ATO). In its submission on the draft ...

New super Shadow Minister as PM acknowledges Labor's plans

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2015
... and Wayne Swan's chief of staff, Chalmers brings a wealth of experience in financial services to the portfolio." Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) chief executive Pauline Vamos said Chalmers will be served well by his previous experience ...

FPA helps advisers with life insurance

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2015
The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has launched a guide helping its members identify and address common omissions and errors in providing life insurance advice. The FPA's comprehensive Life Insurance Advice guide had input from members ...

Adviser Ratings reaches 4,000 planners

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2015
... service." To date, over 5,000 adviser reviews have been posted, and the website has entered a partnership with the Association of Financial advisers to publish a financial literacy magazine. "Adviser Ratings is allowing consumers and their advisers to ...

Seniors weigh in on national tax discussion

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2015
... accept ad hoc, poorly-designed spending cuts that end up creating more problems than they solve," O'Neill said. Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) chief executive Pauline Vamos said the discussion around the equity and sustainability ...