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Spotlight on super welcomed

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019
... government retain its policy of increasing the superannuation guarantee to 12% and focus on simplifying super's laws. Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia chief policy officer Glen McCrea said the policy group was committed to working ...

Retirement income under review

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019
... voluntary savings (including home ownership) and compulsory super. An independent three person review panel including SMSF Association chair Deborah Ralston will conduct the review. Former International Monetary Fund executive director Michael Callaghan ...

Complexity of grandfathered commissions overlooked

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019
In a new policy paper, Association of Financial Advisers general manager, policy and professionalism Phil Anderson argues that the complexity of grandfathered commissions has been overlooked by policy makers. Anderson states in the paper that the 2012 ...

Adviser cops three-year ban

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2019
... services (financial planning) and other qualifications in SMSFs, mortgage broking and finance. He is also a member of the Association of Financial Advisers, according to ASIC's Financial Adviser Register. He started as a financial adviser in 2012 and ...

Businesses warned to avoid dud funds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2019
... paying 5.3% return, a big difference from the 9.8% provided by the best performers. Speaking at the Australian Payroll Association Conference is Sydney, executive director of research and compliance at Rainmaker Group, Alex Dunnin said as well as low ...

Members' interests bill sits on the precipice

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2019
... so-called choice." However, Rainmaker research set to be presented later this week at the annual Australian Payroll Association conference shows the government's superannuation policy will ensure younger workers no longer subsidise insurance for older ...

First Sentier hires Nikko executive

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2019
... rebranded to First Sentier this Monday. The new name breaks the $223 billion asset management business's two-decade long association with the CFS name. But it keeps the initials of the CFSGAM's old name for its international business which was called ...

CFSGAM picks new name, updates on CBA separation

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2019
... called First Sentier Investments, with "Sentier" a French word meaning "path". The new name breaks its 20-year-long association with the "Colonial First State" name after its new owner Mitsubishi UFJ cleared regulatory hurdles to acquire the business ...

Dealer group to fight grandfathered commissions ban

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2019
... fight to retain grandfathered commissions. It has contributed $10,000 to the Adviser Regulatory Fund set up by the Association of Independently Owned Financial Professionals to mount a constitutional challenge to legislation to ban grandfathered commissions. ...

AMP advisers prepare for battle

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2019
... More than 90% of the AMPFPA's members have confirmed they will support legal action against the group, with the association saying AMP is simply offloading practices it can no longer profit from. The AMP Financial Planning Association has prepared ...