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Tasplan Super chief executive to stand down

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2015
... him all the best." Cassidy is a Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a Fellow of both the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia as well as the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees.

Intergenerational Report shows need for financial advice

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2015
... Treasury's Intergenerational Report highlights the importance of financial advice, according to the Financial Planning Association of Australia. Given that life expectancy at birth is expected to rise by four and three years for men and women respectively ...

Women in Super launches executive education scholarships

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2015
... scholarships were announced at the Women in Super lunch in Sydney last week where Pauline Vamos, chief executive of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA), was the guest speaker. To enquire about the scholarships, go to www.women ...

Super is working but can be improved: Ripoll

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2015
... working. Ripoll said the savings the system provides the Federal Government cannot be ignored. He pointed to the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA)'s estimate that more than $7 billion a year is saved from Age Pension outlays because ...

Young advisers flock to the AFA

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2015
Young advisers have responded to the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) GenXt initiative and now 30% of the organisation's members are under 40 years of age. "We have made a significant investment, through the GenXt initiative, in helping our members ...

FSI proposal to ban LRBAs "draconian"

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2015
... recommendation to ban limited recourse borrowing arrangements (LRBAs) is "a draconian move that we need to reflect on," the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA)'s chief operating officer Phil Anderson said. "LRBAs should not happen without advice," ...

SPAA rebrands as SMSF Association

ALEX GAMBOTTO-BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2015
The SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) has renamed itself the SMSF Association. According to SMSF Association chief executive Andrea Slattery, the change occurred because the organisation needs to "[reflect] the importance of the SMSF ...

Life insurance commissions must remain an option: AFA

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2015
... life insurance might not have a future, but advisers should still be able to use other types of commissions, the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA)'s chief operating officer Phil Anderson said. "The future of upfront commissions is in doubt, but ...

Reconsider life insurance commission ban: ISA

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2015
... submission to the inquiry. ISA noted that the working group, set up by the Financial Services Council (FSC) and the Association of Financial Advice (AFA), said in its interim report that "a no commission arrangement has not been actively considered in ...

SMSF sector enters next phase

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2015
... There is still a large amount of money being rolled into SMSFs, but the trend is changing," the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) director of technical and professional standards Graeme Colley said. He attributed the shift to the fact ...