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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 SEP 2012
... per cent, to 1,461.05, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq added 4.82 points, or 0.15 per cent, to 3,182.62. The National Association of Realtors announced that existing-home sales across the country rose by 7.8 per cent from July to a two-year high, and were ...

Super concession cuts ignite SMSF debate

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2012
... targeted and directed to those with lower balances." Andrea Slattery, chief executive of the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) however, argues that the concept that SMSFs are targeted specifically for tax concessional treatment is false ...

Plug the $1 trillion savings shortfall: FSC

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2012
... important debate, but simplistic solutions should be avoided, said Pauline Vamos, chief executive officer, The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA). Increasing working lives has the potential to unfairly impact blue-collar workers ...

J.P. Morgan launches risk measure tool

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2012
... (OPAL) is targeted at funds that need to comply with the guidance from the Financial Services Council (FSC) and Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) on the disclosure of investment risk in the new SPDS regime, via the "Standard Risk ...

FSC, ASFA endorse APRA's risk measure stance

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2012
The Financial Services Council and the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia have restated their support for the implementation of the standard risk measure (SRM) in shortened product disclosure statements. The support is in contrast to strong ...

MySuper flipping ban passes lower house

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2012
... Reynolds. Both amendments made by the Government to the MySuper Core Provisions Bill were suggestions made by the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA), said ASFA chief executive Pauline Vamos.

APRA tweaks insurance in super

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2012
... of insurance arrangements when selecting an insurer and not just the level of insurance premiums. Speaking at an Association of Super Funds of Australia (ASFA) event yesterday, Jones recognised the change from APRA's original proposal to restrict insurance ...

Super governance Bill passes amid cries of favouritism

BEN COLLINS, MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2012
... is necessarily best," despite some smaller funds offering lower fees, better performance and product innovation. Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) chief executive officer Pauline Vamos said that her organisation - a sector-neutral ...

Vision Super issues shortfall liability notices

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2012
... are covered. Local councils are presently in discussion on how to fund the latest payments, with the Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV) currently working to negotiate with state and Commonwealth authorities to obtain favourable borrowing rates for ...

MySuper Bill could expose individual trustees to legal action

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2012
... submission, the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST), the Financial Services Council (FSC), The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) and Industry Super Network (ISN) have flagged issues in the Superannuation Legislation ...