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Less than 15% meet ASFA standard of retirement savings

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2014
Less than 15% of Australians aged 40 to 64 meet the standard set by Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) for retirement savings, according to a survey by Towers Watson and the University of Melbourne. The research has determined that ...

Count and SPAA partner to provide SMSF training

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014
Count Financial and the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) have partnered to provide self-managed super fund (SMSF) specialised training and education to Count members. Count is encouraging its advisers to join SPAA by offering them ...

Bubbling bubble?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014
... the road ahead but also because investor sentiment is in neutral... literally. According to the latest American Association of Individual Investors' (AAII) Sentiment Survey, "Neutral sentiment, expectations that stock prices will stay essentially unchanged ...

AFA finds FoFA debate "surprising"

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2014
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has expressed disappointment at the freeze of the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) amendment regulations and finds it surprising that such "sensible and pragmatic amendments" have generated controversy among ...

AMP's Charter names advice award winners

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2014
... various industry bodies." Charter Financial Planning Managing Director Kevin Stone said. Bateman served on the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) Board for 13 years and is a former State and National President. He has also been recognised by the ...

ASFA appoints first COO

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2014
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has appointed Tim Buskens to the newly-created role of chief operating officer (COO). Buskens was previously head of industry initiatives at Australian Administration Services (AAS), where he worked ...

Industry receives FoFA bill with mixed feelings

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2014
... Gori said. "The best interests' duty sets now a clearer path to advisers and removes uncertainty," he added. The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) chief executive Brad Fox described the bill as "a pragmatic amendment to FoFA" and welcomed "the ...

Cormann to take over Sinodinos' duties

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2014
... legislation," the Financial Planning Association (FPA) chief executive Mark Rantall told Financial Standard. The Association of Financial Advice (AFA) chief executive Brad Fox said that the association "had a wonderful relationship with Senator Cormann." ...

Intra-fund advice is low-cost

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2014
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has released a report that they claim demonstrates intra-fund advice is low cost to deliver. The report found that the median cost for intra-fund advice equates to $2.81 per member per year ...

Young clients also looking for aged care advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2014
... Brown set up binding death benefit nominations as part of the holistic advice she gave to the couple. Brown is the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) Adviser of the Year and was named FS Smileys Scholar of the Year in 2013 for her involvement in ...