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SMSF court case highlights penalty uncertainties

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2014
... remorse, made "early admissions" and cooperated to solve the issue. Commenting on the case, SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) director of technical and professional standards Graeme Colley said: "I see this case as being quite serious ...

Hastings appoints new TIF portfolio manager

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2014
... Super, Club Super, Energy Super, Meat Industry Employees' Superannuation Fund, Mercy Super, Military Mutual Aid Association of Korea, Motor Accident Insurance Board (Tas), QIEC Super and Sunsuper.

Industry welcomes grandfathering deal

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2014
... and we have advocated that the laws be beneficial for consumers, but also workable for financial planners." The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) chief executive said: "To see the issue resolved in this way reflects a sensible bi-partisan approach ...

Industry bodies must avoid duplicating work: ASFA

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 24 NOV 2014
... their guard against duplicating the same work and consider merging if duplication is taking place, according to Association of Superannuation Funds of Australian (ASFA) chief executive Pauline Vamos. "I think more and more there is a risk that industry ...

FPA Future2 award goes to Kathy Havers

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2014
The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has awarded the 2014 Future2 Community Service of the Year Award to Catalyst Financial Group adviser Kathy Havers. The award was announced at the FPA Congress in Adelaide and recognises FPA members ...

Grandfathering set to become next advice battlefield

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2014
... the inability to grandfather previous business when changing licensees was an unintended consequence of FoFA. The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) chief executive said that "smaller licensees will not be able to grow their adviser bases and larger ...

Sunsuper taps FPA adviser network

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2014
Sunsuper and the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) have partnered to form a national advice referral program which connects the fund's members with FPA practices across the country. The partnership sees the fund develop direct relationships ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2014
... 31.44 (0.67 per cent) to 4,702.44. US homebuilder confidence rose by four points to 58, according to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index. Germany's DAX 30 rose 1.6 per cent as investor confidence in Europe's biggest ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2014
... 31.44 (0.67 per cent) to 4,702.44. US homebuilder confidence rose by four points to 58, according to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index. Germany's DAX 30 rose 1.6 per cent as investor confidence in Europe's biggest ...

AFA appoints Inspire chair

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2014
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has appointed a new chair to its Inspire initiative, replacing Deborah Kent, who is now the association's president. Prominent Financial Services director Christine Swanson will lead AFA Inspire, with a mandate ...