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Academic questions Libs' super board independence policy

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2013
... counterproductive, according to Sally Wheeler, professor of law at Queen's College, Belfast. Speaking at an event hosted by the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australian (ASFA), Professor Wheeler said enforcing strict standards of independence ...

Bowen and Cormann at odds over adviser enshrinement

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2013
... said that if the Coalition wins on September 7 it will start talks with the Financial Planning Association (FPA), the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and other to "explore with them how best to move forward." Both Bowen and Cormann spoke during ...

Twitter co-creator to speak at AFA Conference

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2013
Twitter co-creator Dom Sagolla will be speaking about how the social network started at the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) Conference in October. Sagolla who has left Twitter, now heads a successful phone applications company. "Dom has the ...

Howes to join AMP wealth management business

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2013
... notice" Prior to Howes' appointment at the Actuaries Institute she was the director of policy & industry practice at the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA). She was also an actuary at ALEA Actuarial Consulting and director, superannuation ...

Actuaries Institute recruiting after CEO resignation

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2013
... community." Prior to Howes' appointment at the Actuaries Institute she was the director of policy & industry practice at the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA). She was also an actuary at ALEA Actuarial Consulting and director, superannuation ...

Less than 1% of AusSuper members seek advice

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2013
... all members. But at the moment only a tiny proportion of members are seeing the benefits of this. In a speech to the Association of Financial Advisors (AFA), Industry Super Network (ISN) chief executive David Whitely said AustralianSuper expects to issue ...

Rate cut impacts SMSFs, retirees

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2013
... for help to compensate the fall. "Advisers will have to seek other sources of income for this type of clients," the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) chief operating officer Phil Anderson told Financial Standard. "The measure will also have an ...

Industry asks for stronger consultation after elections

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2013
... financial literacy in the school curriculum or lowering the company tax rate. From the superannuation sector, the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) chief executive Pauline Vamos asked for the winner of the election to "focus on ...

Industry applauds ISN-FSC union

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2013
... Super Network (ISN) and the Financial Services Council (FSC) will form a union. Pauline Vamos, chief executive of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA), said: "We are heartened by the announcement from the Financial Services Council ...

Pro bono advice on rise amid regulatory change

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2013
... the whole industry. "There has been some interest recently to take a coordinated approach to pro bono advice," the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) chief executive Brad Fox noted after two weeks of talking to advisers in roadshows across Australia. ...