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New terms for early super access receives mixed reaction

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2018
... the gender pay gap, particularly in super where there's a 42% difference in balances between men and women. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia welcomed the move to extend the early release of superannuation to circumstances of domestic ...

FASEA listens as advice industry combs blueprint

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2018
... document needs more tweaks. However, it's clear the authority is listening to its advice industry constituents. The Association of Financial Advisers, the Financial Planning Association of Australia and the SMSF Association have all flagged FASEA's recognition ...

Knowledge, action gap puts SMSF savings at risk: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2018
... in one asset class, despite more than 80% recognising the importance of diversification. New research from the SMSF Association and Investment Trends shows 47% of SMSFs allocated more than 50% of their portfolio to one investment type. Further, 82% of ...

Apologies are over: Royal Commission looks to future

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2018
... However, Orr pointed out only one industry submission received by the commission disagreed with the banks. "Only the Association of Financial Advisers is wholly opposed to ending grandfathered commissions," she said.

Code of ethics still the main game: FPA

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2018
Financial Planning Association of Australia head of policy and standards Ben Marshan said the FASEA-led Code of Ethics remains the biggest game changer to the advice industry. Speaking at the Challenger Financial Standard Technical Services Forum on ...

FASEA clarifies adviser exam rules

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2018
... the industry will evolve into the future - for the benefit of both advisers and consumers." The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) will host FASEA's Glenfield at the 2018 FPA Professionals Congress this week in Sydney. It will be Glenfield's ...

Special Report: Hitting new ETF goals

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2018
... indexing The disproportionate ratio of indices to listed stocks indicates how big indexing is. The Index Industry Association (IIA) estimates there are nearly 3.3 million indices globally as at mid-2017. Equity indices overwhelmingly dominate over 95% ...

ASFA welcomes new board directors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2018
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia added a further two superannuation industry veterans to its board. Incoming First State Super chief executive Deanne Stewart and Link Group managing director John McMurtrie have been appointed to ...

ASIC bans Perth adviser

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2018
... Appeals Tribunal for a review of ASIC's decision. Wilson has a diploma of financial planning and was a member of the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA). He worked at Lifenet (WA) Financial Advice. Prior to this he had worked at Suncorp Group ...

TCorp sets green bond record

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2018
... deliver environmental and social benefits for the people of NSW." It is designed to meet International Capital Market Association Green Bond Principles; has received external verification from EY; and has been certified by the Climate Bond Initiative. ...