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SuperStream levy unclear

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2012
... how funds are levied to ensure efficiency, transparency and equality across funds. In a rare show of unity, the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA), the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST), the FSC and the Industry ...

Down and out in May

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2012
... week or next month. Unfortunately, we never can tell except with hindsight. But gauging from the latest American Association of Individual Investors (AAII) Sentiment Survey which found that "Bearish sentiment rebounded to an unusually high level, while ...

Not that rainy day feeling again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2012
... auction versus a target of 6.25 billion. Sentiment has turned sour on Wall Street too. All because the National Association of Realtors (NAR) index of pending home sales dropped by 5.5% in April after rising by 3.8% the month before. Interpretation? ...

Coalition clears up FOFA questions

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2012
... Financial Services has provided details on what FOFA would look like under a coalition government. Speaking at an Association of Financial Advisers Budget reply lunch, Senator Mathias Cormann said the 16 recommendations that coalition members made on ...

FOFA disadvantages early move on fee-for-service

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2012
... with the new FOFA regime. Dante De Gori, general manager policy and government relations at the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) said that while his organisation is seeking clarification, because product fees are excluded from a fee ...

AFA and TAL launch Female Excellence in Advice Award

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2012
In an effort to celebrate women in advice leadership roles, TAL in conjunction with the Association of Financial Advisers has launched the second Female Excellence in Advice Award. The Award recognises female financial advisers who are making a significant ...

APRA empowered to chase rogue superfund directors

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2012
... personal liability of trustee directors," said Margaret Stewart, general manager policy and industry practice, the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA). "These issues need to be addressed in final Parliament. We don't want to stop ...

ATO clarifies borrowing issues for SMSFs

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2012
... acquirable asset' and what constitutes repair or maintenance of an asset, according to the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia. The release of the Self Managed Superannuation Funds Ruling SMSFR 2012/1 by the Tax Commissioner has brought some ...

SPAA: Last resort compensation scheme needed

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2012
... for the establishment of a last resort compensation scheme, according to Self-Managed Super Fund Professionals' Association of Australia chief executive, Andrea Slattery. "Superannuation fraud affects ordinary Australians saving for their retirement. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2012
... while the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 8.13 (0.29 per cent) to 2,839.08. The markets got early help after the National Association of Realtors reported US existing home sales across all regions in the United States increased in April, by 3.4 per cent, and ...