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Currency warriors, mount horses and draw swords

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2015
... beggared by their collective actions. Already the strong US dollar is souring investor sentiment. The American Association of Individual Investors' (AAII) 4 February sentiment survey shows that, "More than a third of all respondents (36%) said it is ...

BMR integrates Xero SMSF practice management software

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2015
... Practice Manager - ideally to under 15 minutes. In a recent interview with Financial Standard, SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia chief executive Andrea Slattery discussed the growing importance of new technology in SMSF administration. "I ...

Work harder to fight negative press: AFA

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2015
Advisers and associations need to do more to fight negative stereotypes about financial planning, argued Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) chief executive Brad Fox at a recent Value Alliance event in Sydney. As an example, he noted that Houghton ...

Industry insurance report to focus on advice remuneration model

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2015
The final report by the Financial Services Council (FSC) and the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) life insurance working group will largely focus on risk advisers' remuneration structures. The report is expected to be completed before March 31 ...

Atchison Consultants appoints senior consultant

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2015
... managers, large banks, rating houses and listed REITs, and is a past member of the Executive of the Property Funds Association of Australia, the representative body for the unlisted property trust sector in Australia, Atchison Consultants said.

ASFA supports ASIC electronic disclosure consultation

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2015
The Association of Super Funds Australia (ASFA) has expressed its support for the ideas discussed in ASIC Consultation Paper 224 - Facilitating electronic financial services disclosures. It argued that ASIC facilitating electronic disclosure will assist ...

SPAA backs government position on SMSFs

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2015
The SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) chief executive Andrea Slattery said that reassurances by Treasurer Joe Hockey and Assistant Treasurer Josh Frydenberg about the Government's support for the key principles of superannuation are ...

AFA GenXt roadshow connects knowledge and performance

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2015
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) will focus on education and knowledge as a means to drive business and client performance at this year's GenXt National Roadshow. More than 1,500 people are expected to attend the roadshows that are taking ...

Sunsuper nabs senior AFA executive

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2015
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) chief commercial officer Anne Fuchs has accepted a role as national manager, retail distribution and advice at Sunsuper. Fuchs was only appointed to the role of COO in August 2014. She set up the matchmaking ...

AFA announces record enrolments for new curriculum

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2015
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has announced record numbers of advisers applying for its masters-level Fellow Chartered Financial Practitioner (FChFP) designation. According to AFA chief executive Brad Fox, the FChFP curriculum has been ...