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FPA launches Tinder for advisers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2019
The Financial Planning Association of Australia has launched a new online service to match Australians with their ideal financial adviser. The Match My Planner service is designed to create matches between clients and advisers. The potential clients' ...

Portfolio manager caught out faking returns

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2019
A portfolio manager artificially inflated a fund's returns and collected a large bonus on the back of it, the US corporate regulator alleged. New Jersey-based portfolio manager and trader Swapnil Rege was employed by a company referred to as Fund Adviser ...

Advice associations weigh in on member interests bill

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2019
... Legislation Committee on the Putting Members' Interests First Bill that riled AustralianSuper earlier in the week, the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) have revealed the two see eye ...

Adviser association rebrands, grows membership

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2019
The United Financial Advisers Association has re-emerged to grow its membership to 2500 advocating for several reforms in the advice sector. Formerly known as the Life Insurance Customer Group, UFAA recently rebranded and decided to cease lobbying for ...

Industry bodies react to APRA review

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2019
... reporting standards; and collecting product-level data that facilitates accurate assessments of outcomes. However, the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia chief executive Martin Fahy said the superannuation-specific recommendations need ...

CFS hires executive manager of insurance

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2019
... Investments where she was the managing director of superannuation. Elkins is also a director and former chair of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia and has served on numerous Financial Services Council committees. Elkins will replace ...

Grattan Institute chief retires

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2019
... guarantee would hurt middle-income earners. That claim led to Grattan being criticised by Industry Super Australia and the Association of Super Funds.

FASEA exam was fair: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2019
... financial adviser exam and until 1 January 2024 to reach an education standard equivalent to an approved degree. The Association of Financial Advisers estimated about 600 financial advisers sat the test. General manager of policy and professionalism ...

Government reduces deeming rates

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2019
... don't even have that level of savings." In light of the June rate cuts, the Combined Pensioners & Superannuants Association urged the Federal Government to review the deeming rates. The deeming rates are set by the government with a "total lack of ...

Much review about nothing

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2019
... that wouldn't be drawn into that review and what the review is going to cover is at the moment not really clear." Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia chief executive Martin Fahy is also weighing in, and says the review "will not tell ...