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Unprecedented nominations for AFA Advisers awards

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2012
Entries in the Association of Financial Advisers Female Excellence in Advice Award 2012 have now closed, with the number of nominations (130) up over a fifth (23%) on last year. AFA and its award sponsor, Tal said the calibre of nominees this year is ...

Talkin' bout my generation

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2012
... "advice as a profession" at a recent Financial Services Council conference. Richard Klipin, chief executive of the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) said, Baby Boomer advisers are great with clients because they have the right people skills, but ...

CGT relief for super funds backdated

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2012
... and reduce their administrative and compliance costs," said Shorten. Australia's peak superannuation body, the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) welcomes the Government's draft legislation which will change tax laws retrospectively ...

FSC launches life commission claw-back

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2012
... months of consultation with our life insurance and financial advice network members." Despite the consultation the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and Financial Planning Association (FPA), "have not given their full support at this stage," Brogden ...

AusSuper introduces new member risk framework

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2012
... new approach factored in the Standard Risk Measure guidance released by the Financial Services Council (FSC) and Association of Super Funds of Australia (ASFA) last year. The purpose of this Standard Risk Measure is to allow super fund members to more ...

"Bad apples" slipping through the cracks: ASIC

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2012
... industry are slipping through the cracks because of poor reference checking when advisers swap between groups. At the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) national road show in Sydney yesterday, Nick Coates, senior manager at the Australian Securities ...

Gen Y leans away from SMSF cash holdings

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2012
... one of the findings of The SMSF Generations Report released today by Macquarie Bank and the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA). The report finds significant differences in attitudes between various generations of SMSF members, particularly ...

Treasury heavy handed on portfolio disclosure

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2012
... submission to the StrongerSuper legislation, said Margaret Stewart, general manager policy and industry practice, the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA). "We strongly believe the industry should able to self regulate and it's one ...

AFA releases draft code of conduct

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2012
The Association of Financial Advisers has released a member consultation paper outlining their draft professional adviser code of conduct. The draft was released with a view to it being finalised before the Australian Securities & Investments Commission ...

Fix churn with watch list: AFA

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 16 JUL 2012
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) said churn should be handled by insurers sharing information to create an industry watch list that would identify advisers participating in the practice. The AFA proposal is in response to recent Financial ...