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TPB welcomes independent review

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2019
... protect the public, including consumers of tax services, to ensure tax advisers act lawfully and ethically, and enhance community confidence in the integrity of the tax system." Submissions on the discussion paper are now open and all parties with an ...

Jane Hume to address AFA Conference

KRISTI CHENG  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2019
... interest in the financial services sector in her new portfolio. "Her address will be the first opportunity for our adviser community to gain the most up-to-date progress report on Professional Standards, FASEA and the implementation of Royal Commission ...

Industry not impressed with APRA

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2019
... stakeholder survey shows the Royal Commission continues to hurt the regulator's standing in the financial services community. APRA's latest biennial stakeholder survey shows industry players are less impressed with the prudential regulator than ...

Advice software firm appoints sales lead

KRISTI CHENG  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2019
... to $1.5 billion through referrals. "In the wake of the Royal Commission, and the bank exodus from wealth, the adviser community is at a point of inflection. "WealthO2 has appointed Phil to enable those advisers reviewing their future partners, margin ...

Iress announces changes to Xplan

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2019
... Advisers will also enjoy improved search functionality, and an enhanced help and assistance service through the new Iress Community. Iress Community is a resource of Xplan information and support including documentation, training videos, real-time updates ...

Super fund commits $20m for housing affordability

KRISTI CHENG  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUL 2019
... scalable, innovative apartment project. Targeted at first home buyers, Affordable Housing clients and those working in key community occupations, 'Nightingale Village' is a 185-apartment, carbon-neutral residential project in Brunswick, consisting of ...

Australians demand SG increase: ISA

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2019
... protected. "Any attempt to wind back the scheduled increase or undermine compulsory contributions would fly in the face of community sentiment." Last week, the government revealed it would not set a boundary for its upcoming retirement income review ...

Julie Bishop headlines AFA conference

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2019
... also offers delegates the opportunity to network with their peers from all over Australia and experience the unique community aspect of the AFA." Financial Standard is the official media partner for the 2019 AFA Conference to be held in Adelaide on August ...

First State Super, VicSuper merger talks progress

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2019
... strengths of the funds and makes sense given the similarities between their memberships; largely comprised of education, community services and health workers. The similarities are also reflected in the numbers. As at May 31, the average accumulation ...

AFA expands support for paraplanners

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2019
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) launched a new community of practice for paraplanners. AFA Pulse has been designed as an online community, launched with a Facebook page. Any AFA members who are paraplanners or looking to move into paraplanning ...