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SPAA urges SMSF auditors to register with regulator

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2013
The SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) is urging SMSF auditors to register as soon as possible so they are cleared to audit funds when the new licensing regime comes in to effect on 1 July. The Australian Securities and Investments ...

Funds unlikely to follow HOSTPLUS to PST

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2013
... that that HOSTPLUS's move could be part of an effort to attract self managed super fund trustees into the fund. Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) chief executive Pauline Vamos said that any superannuation fund that let SMSF trustees ...

CBUS to review products to tempt SMSFs

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2013
... project which is also looking to review the offering for members approaching and moving into retirement," he said. Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia chief executive Pauline Vamos said yesterday that while other funds might not do the same ...

SPAA joins UN group

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2013
The SMSF Professionals Association of Australia has become the first Australian financial services group to join a United Nations independent financial advice convention. Yesterday the SMSF Professionals Association of Australia (SPAA) said it had joined ...

Super funds argue against unfair fee rules

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2013
... servicing the account does not go up in proportion with its balance after a certain point. Chief executive of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) Pauline Vamos said in her testimony that if a fee cap is not put in the final tranche ...

Baby boomers stagger blindfold into retirement: REST

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2013
... the $56,236 'comfortable lifestyle' budget for a couple and $41,090 budget for single people, as estimated by the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA). Only 30% of baby boomers surveyed had actually sought formal financial advice ...

PhillipCapital boosts local presence

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2013
... recently awarded (for the third consecutive year) Best Retail Broker (2010, 2011 and 2012) by the Securities Investors Association of Singapore (SIAS). Commenting on recent developments, chairman of PhillipCapital in Australia Michael Wong iterated plans ...

SPAA backs limited recourse borrowing rule changes

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 15 JAN 2013
The SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia has backed the government's plan to redefine limited recourse borrowing arrangements as financial products. Based on proposed changes, only fully-licensed financial planners would be able to advise on ...

Qsuper to champion tailored options

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 15 JAN 2013
... investment choices such as growth, balanced or conservative. One of the most important messages that came out of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) national annual conference late last year was the need for not-for-profit funds ...

AIA improves platform distribution with new launch

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2012
... get access to the insurance product for their clients. The platform is administered by Asgard for members of the Association of Independently Owned Financial Planners (AIOFP) and represents AIA's second platform partnership in little over a year. AIA ...