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SPAA rallies against off-market trading ban

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2011
... with a low price for the asset, most frequently listed shares. However, Self-Managed Super Fund Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) technical director Peter Burgess said there was no hard evidence of that. "We're disappointed that the SMSF ...

APRA lays plans to improve super governance

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2011
... address the risks faced by participants in then industry and avoid unnecessary compliance costs," said APRA. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) said it supports APRA's discussion paper and called for more consultation around ...

Deloitte boosts super practice

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2011
... level to a blue chip list of industry funds, as well as through his role as a Director of the National Board of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) since 2001 and his current role as NSW State Secretary of ASFA. "In addition Stephen ...

Find me that silver bullet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2011
... and business confidence affecting both world trade and employment..." There you see. And last night, The National Association of Business Economics (NABE) lowered their US growth forecasts to 1.7% (from 2.8%) this year and 2.3% (from 3.2%) in 2012, accounting ...

Uncertainty and consolidation just the beginning: AFA

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2011
... Financial, is just the beginning of the impact of the FOFA reforms as planning groups compete for market share, said the Association of Financial Advisers. The association has expressed concern for independent advisers with doubts about the growth strategy ...

ASFA calls for rethink on contribution caps

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2011
... on concessional contribution caps is causing significant difficulties to super funds members, according to The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia. In a new submission to the Treasury, ASFA said the halving of concessional contribution caps ...

AXA winds up billion dollar funds

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2011
... $157.3 million FUM. The responsible entity and majority unit holder in each of the funds, National Mutual Life Association of Australasia (NMLA), has decided to transition the asset management of these securities inhouse to AMP Capital and redeem their ...

FOFA: Government extends soft-dollar benefit ban to non-super risk insurance

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2011
... soft-dollar benefit unless it explicitly relates to a general insurance product. Richard Klipin, chief executive of the Association of Financial Advisers, said his organisation believes the $300 limit is reasonable and they were happy to see the extension ...

FOFA divides on commission

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2011
... had to face into the issues that were holding the industry back," said Tucker. Richard Klipin, chief executive, Association of Financial Advisers (AFA), told Financial Standard the Government should have gone further in not banning commissions where ...

Super funds mindshift imperative

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2011
... population and rising rate of decumulation. Graham Sammells, chief executive of the IQ Business group and chair for the Association of Super Funds of Australia (ASFA) electronic commerce policy subcommittee, spoke at a media briefing yesterday about ...