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Dissenting Coalition TASA report could impact independents

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2013
... looking at industry submissions and working on a report that will be tabled in the Parliament next Monday. But the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) chief operation officer Phil Anderson told Financial Standard that "it is quite probable that there ...

Who will fill the SMSF education gap?

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2013
... challenges in the education of financial advisers, according to Liz Ward, education manager at the SMSF Professionals Association of Australia (SPAA). Ward said more and more advisers want to get in on the action, but that many find their knowledge base ...

FSC and ASFA to review SRM

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2013
The Financial Services Council (FSC) and the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) are reviewing the Standard Risk Measure (SRM) a year after its launch. A full review and analysis of the first phase of the SRM has been scheduled for ...

Industry bodies ask PJC for TASA extension

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2013
... under TASA and also for an amendment of the bill allowing 12 further months to comply with the legislation. The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) chief operation officer Phil Anderson also spoke during the hearing and asked that the starting date ...

AIOFP to provide Instreet structured products

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2013
The Association of Independently Owned Financial Professionals (AIOFP) has partnered with Instreet Investment to offer structured products to its members. The partnership is a response to the growing investor demand for tailored financial products that ...

PJC to hold TASA hearing tomorrow

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2013
... amending the legislation," FPA general manager of Policy and Standards Dante De Gori told Financial Standard. The Association of Financial Advisers will also present its views at the PJC and will submit a proposal for an amendment of the bill. Last week ...

Government extends TASA exemption

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2013
... details," the Financial Planning Association (FPA) general manager of Policy and Standards Dante De Gori said. The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) also welcomed the decision. "The AFA accepts that financial advisers will come under the TASA regime ...

AFA moves into broadcast to promote advice vision

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2013
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) is in the initial stages of a new broasdcast strategy to raise awareness about the importance of receiving financial advice. The AFA chief executive Brad Fox told Financial Standard that the organisation is ...

Greens hold the key to TASA in Senate

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2013
... organisation expects the bill to be approved at today's sitting in the House of Representatives. The FPA and the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) spent the last 24 hours lobbying members of the Parliament from all parties for the bill to be delayed ...

Trans-Tasman super rollovers exclude SMSFs

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2013
... will be disappointed that self-managed funds have been overlooked after industry bodies the SMSF Professional's Association of Australia (SPAA) and the Financial Planning Association (FPA) made submissions to include SMSFs at the consultation phase.