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Super industry responds to MYEFO

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2011
... year since 2008 and was due to return these to normal this year but has not done so due to market volatility. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) said it was disappointed in the Government's decision to delay the increase in the ...

Industry hits out at Best Interest

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2011
... of their client, advisers will be exposed to significant risk and the cost of advice will go up." Meanwhile, the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) is also hitting out at the second tranche of the reforms, including Best Interest. "While the principle ...

MTAA Super names new chief and board

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2011
... provides apprentices to the automotive industry, and was previously chief financial officer of the Motor Trades Association of NSW. "These appointments are an integral part of an overall renewal process designed to ensure the Fund provides the best outcome ...

SPAA board appoints new member

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2011
... Associates, Carolyn Baker, has joined the board. A committee member for the Self-Managed Super Fund Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) during her eight year membership with the association, Baker is a SPAA SMSF Specialist Adviser and also ...

SG rise through House of Representatives

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2011
... to plan with their budgets to look at future wage increases and how this is all factored in," said Reynolds. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) said it was working on a detailed analysis on the super tax concessions to ensure ...

Midwinter's Esler joins Ibbotson Associates

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2011
... Australia. He also currently sits on the regulatory committee for the Self-Managed Superannuation Fund Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA). "We're pleased that Matthew has joined our investment management and advisory business. He has extensive ...

Lookin' for trouble

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2011
... only eight months to wipe out existing supply of homes. What's good in this is that, according to the National Association of Realtors, seven to eight months is consistent with stable house prices. This paints another picture of a stabilising housing ...

Europe push-US pull

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2011
... industrial production is now on par with the boom conditions we've seen pre-GFC. Wait there's more. The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo index of builder confidence rose to 20 in November, up 3 from a reading of 17 in October. This is ...

Research houses in regulatory spotlight

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2011
... representing other research report providers such as the Australian Financial Markets Association (AFMA) and Stockbrokers Association of Australia (SAA). In June, the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services decided to inquire ...

ASFA: Retirement costs on the rise

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2011
... Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme safety net. The ASFA Retirement Standard is now an independent initiative by the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) benchmarking the annual budget needed by Australians to fund either a comfortable ...