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Adviser obligations need to be institutionalised: AFA

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2012
... damage caused by events such as the collapse of Storm Financial, according to the head of the AFA. Speaking at the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) GenXt Roadshow in Sydney this morning, Richard Klipin said the industry needed to be clear about ...

Colley departs OnePath for SPAA

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2012
... his new role as director of education and professional standards at the Self-Managed Super Fund Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA), Colley will drive the development of the group's professional standards and education program. He'll also ...

Cutting super tax breaks unwise: SPAA

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 7 FEB 2012
The Self Managed Super Fund Professionals' Association of Australia has weighed into the industry debate on the Greens' call to raise the superannuation tax for high income earners. Green leader Bob Brown yesterday proposed a scaled tax on super contributions ...

Super tax concessions in spotlight

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2012
... the roundtable include Financial Services Council Chief Executive Officer John Brogden and Chief Executive of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia, Pauline Vamos, who argue tax concessions are a necessary part of a system as young as ...

FOFA 'unclear' on legal position of advisers

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2012
... disadvantage after failing to return opt-in paperwork within the allotted time surfaced in evidence from both the Association of Financial Advisers and the Financial Planning Association to a parliamentary hearing this week. The real issue for advisers ...

FOFA moderate and reasonable: ISN

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2012
... that the proposed FOFA legislation would cost the industry thousands of jobs. Reports today point to comments from Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) chief Richard Klipin, who warned that as many as 35,000 jobs were on the line in the coming years ...

PJC concedes FOFA amendment may be warranted

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2012
... individual advice has been given, a ban on commissions is inappropriate, said Pauline Vamos, chief executive of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia. "The issue that has been raised by our members is a structural issue of some group insurance ...

PJC hears FOFA lost in translation

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2012
... comparison with recent price wars between the major supermarket players, Richard Klipin, chief executive officer for the Association of Financial Advisers called for a "level playing field," saying that the opt-in principle in particular would lead to ...

Female SMSF trustees narrow gender gap

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2012
... SMSF trustees are female, compared with 34 % of APRA regulated funds, the Self-Managed Super Fund Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) said more needs to be done by industry and government to help women plan for their retirement. The figures ...

ASFA warns on unseen MySuper outcomes

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2012
... Draft - Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Trustee Obligations and Prudential Standards) Bill 2012 (Bill), the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) said that while it supports the Bill, there were areas that needed further clarification. ...