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Gender diversity in advice dormant

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2018
... identify as members of the Financial Planning Association of Australia, Association of Financial Advisers or SMSF Association. The Association of Independently Owned Financial Planners has the lowest number of female members with 28 out of 131.

More than half of advisers without association membership

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2018
... out the top four, 1758 advisers identify as members of CPA Australia while 1230 declare an affiliation with the SMSF Association. Meanwhile, the Institute of Public Accountants, Mortgage and Finance Advisers Association, he Finance Brokers Association ...

Franking credits inquiry launched

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 20 SEP 2018
... revealing 87% of respondents were concerned Labor's crackdown would severely affect retirees. According to SMSF Association chief executive John Maroney, the SMSFA is still "resolutely opposed" to the proposal, and will use inquiry to make a detailed ...

SMSFA questions three-year audits

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2018
The SMSF Association has cast doubts over the proposed three-year audit cycle for some self-managed super funds, stating the change may "undermine" the integrity of the sector. SMSFA chief executive John Maroney said the shift to three-year audits would ...

SMSFs too conservative: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2018
... 2018 report notes SMSFs are inefficient compared to MySuper products unless they have at least $1 million. The SMSF Association (SMSFA) dismissed this claim arguing that SMSFs are much more conservative because a high proportion of the sector by both ...

SMSFA addresses policy hurdles

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2018
SMSF Association executives addressed the regulatory hurdles facing the industry at the Sydney leg of this year's SMSF Association Technical Day. Speaking to the crowded room of SMSF professionals, SMSF Association chief executive John Maroney highlighted ...

Trust in financial services down since Royal Commission: Poll

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 14 AUG 2018
... ask if SMSFs are too conservative in their asset allocation. Rainmaker Information analysis of APRA, ATO and SMSF Association data suggests, on average, lower investment outcomes for smaller SMSFs can be explained by conservative asset allocation. Do ...

Are SMSF investors too conservative?

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2018
... individual members fit inside Australia's $2.6 trillion super system. Rainmaker Information analysis of APRA, ATO and SMSF Association data suggests, on average, lower investment outcomes for smaller SMSFs can be better explained by conservative asset ...

SMSFA slams PC draft findings

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2018
The SMSF Association has slammed the Productivity Commission for labelling smaller-sized self-managed super funds as "fundamentally flawed" and for not comparing returns on a level playing field. In its submission to the Productivity Commission's draft ...

ASIC bans Queensland adviser, suspends licence

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2018
... replacement key person and responsible manager from ASIC. Cribb was qualified as an SMSF specialist adviser by SMSF Association in 2013, ASIC's adviser registers show. Both Cribb and Mode have the right to appeal to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal ...