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Industry funds to concentrate on direct distribution

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2012
... Award distribution, and now, for us it is about preserving that position," said Lally, speaking this morning at the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) conference in Sydney. Effective marketing will be important for industry funds ...

Super funds told to embrace tech

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2012
... embrace digital technology before it is too late, said a senior Deloitte Digital executive yesterday. Speaking at the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) conference, Katherine Milesi, also a Deloitte partner said that super funds ...

Superannuation needs change: Keating

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2012
... better retirement to people who are living longer, said former Prime Minister Paul Keating. Speaking today at the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) Conference, Keating said that Australia's superannuation system was designed when ...

AustralianSuper wins ASFA campaign of the year award

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2012
AustralianSuper has come out on top at this year's Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) Communications Awards, collecting the campaign of the year trophy as well as a number of other accolades. The awards, presented at a cocktail ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2012
... speaks at an American Chamber of Commerce in Australia function and former prime minister Paul Keating opens the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia conference in Sydney. OrotonGroup, Cabcharge and Australian Vintage have annual general ...

Flexibility not returns, drive SMSFs

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2012
... respondents, was conducted by Rice Warner Actuaries (RWA), sponsored by Vanguard and supported by the SMSF Professionals Association of Australia (SPAA). Michael Rice, managing director of RWA, said 95% of SMSF trustee cited investment control as the ...

CGT relief passes Senate

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2012
... retirement savings between Australia and New Zealand, and tighter requirements for self managed super fund auditors. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) welcomed the passage of the new rules. Australians will benefit now that ...

Understand borrowing laws warns ATO

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2012
... It's up to trustees to make sure that their borrowing is ok by the law, he said. Yesterday the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) sent out a fact-sheet highlighting the risks trustees face when entering into a limited recourse borrowing ...

Financial advisers recognised for social media strategy

STAFF JOURNALIST  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2012
... Meanwhile, 'The Conversationalist' Prize went to Sutherland, a self-confessed technology buff who's behind the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) social media push, alongside another financial adviser Meike Suggars. Judging panel member Trevor Young ...

Market anxiety shrouds SMSF appetite for equities

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2012
... because professionals recognise the true value there." Peter Burgess, technical director at the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) agrees that the global financial crisis has conspired to make investors far more reluctant to invest in ...