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FPA appoints new education head

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2016
... Planning Association of Australia has appointed a new head of education. Shaun Weston-Cole will take on the role, replacing Howard Cook, who has transitioned into the role of FPA head of academic relations. In the role Weston-Cole will be responsible ...

AMMA adds voice to superannuation choice

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2016
... Barklamb. Representing the not-for-profit sector, Industry Super Australia is unhappy the government is seeking to remove Howard-era choice of fund exemptions, while not extending fund transparency requirements to a raft of superannuation options run ...

FSC salutes choice reforms, ISA calls for more transparency

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016
... most of these options stack up in terms of fees or performance. "Incongruously, the government is also seeking to remove Howard-era choice of fund exemptions, while not requiring super funds to provide consumers with the information they need to make ...

We can do better for women in retirement: Senator

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016
... yesterday, McAllister also called for women's budget statements to be reintroduced - something that was taken away by the Howard and Abbott governments. McAllister, who also chairs the Senate inquiry in to economic security for women in retirement, believes ...

$1m does not make you rich, Australians say

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2016
... should do more to help middle class families. "Whether it be the Hawke/Keating super reforms of the 80s and 90s, or the 2006 Howard-era Future Fund, both sides of politics have made substantial contributions to help to 'save retirement'. Yet we know ...

Pensioners want DB decision reversed

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2016
... the defined benefit pension. It was previously not subject to a maximum," a CPSA statement said. CPSA said in 2007, the Howard Government introduced a measure whereby after-tax contributions of $150,000 per year could be made to super and it has now ...

REST creates two new management roles

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2015
... arms. Joining REST as general manager customer service is Beth Parkin, who will report to chief operating officer Andrew Howard and will manage the operations services, insurance and technical teams. Parkin will also work closely with REST's service ...

FEATURE: Reshaping insurance

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2015
... clients. But what, exactly, are those clients looking for? According to REST Industry Super chief operating officer Andrew Howard, funds are searching for more than a good price. "On a fairly regular basis we review the insurance offer that we provide ...

OPINION: What to do with the Tax White Paper!

ANDREW BRAGG, DIRECTOR OF POLICY, FINANCIAL SERVICES COUNCIL  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2015
... thousands of submissions that have come into that. But the timing is something you have to consider carefully. When the Howard Government and Peter Costello did this it did take around about, Peter tells me, 18 months from start to finish through going ...

New faces to lead financial services policy reform

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2015
... move to "restore traditional Cabinet government." "The gold standard of good Coalition Cabinet government was during the Howard government and as you are aware, Arthur was at the centre of that as John Howard's chief of staff for over a decade," the ...