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SMSFs could use email for SuperStream

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2011
... banned as a means of rolling money from one fund to another. Speaking at the Self-Managed Super Fund Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) State Technical Conference this week, Peter Burgess, SPAA technical director, said the mandated data standards ...

Large super funds 'obstruct' withdrawals

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2011
... can". "I have a suspicion that some of it may be related to that," he said. Pauline Vamos, chief executive of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia rejected the notion, saying funds were just being careful with member funds to protect ...

Social media insurance wanted for share price protection

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2011
... media insurance protection products, but Australian boards still want more access online. Under discussion at the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) Sustainable Australia conference on Monday, talk turned to the power of social media ...

SMSFs can use tax rule to save thousands conference told

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2011
... deductions can in some cases increase rather than decrease death benefits, the Self-Managed Super Fund Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) State Technical Conference was told. SPAA has voiced its concern over draft ruling TR 2011/D3 that enables ...

Super tribunal needs members to solve disputes

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2011
... superannuation, administrative law, consumer law and actuarial services. Pauline Vamos, chief executive of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia, said cases can be quite difficult to assess, and can revolve around whether a dependent was ...

VicSuper nabs three sustainability awards

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2011
... Sustainability Reporting Awards, including best report in the financial service sector. Global accounting body Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) announced the winners yesterday in Sydney, with the independent judging panel assessing ...

Industry super funds show patchy approach to emergency reserves

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2011
... for 500,000 accounts, the report said, but Deloittes would not name them. Pauline Vamos, chief executive of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia, said in the past industry funds had been actively discouraged from having reserves by the ...

Intrafund advice a sticking point for Stronger Super group

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2011
... comment on the issue but has publicly been a strong supporter of scaled advice. Pauline Vamos, chief executive of Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia, also could not comment on the specifics of the Peak Consultative Group but said ASFA's ...

Super funds to provide standard risk measure

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2011
Under new guidelines announced by the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia and the Financial Services Council, super funds will provide a 'standard risk measure' as of June 22, 2012. The standard measure estimates the number of negative ...

State winners named in AFA excellence awards

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2011
Six state winners have been announced in the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) Excellence in Education Awards, with the national winner to be announced in October. The award, sponsored by Asteron, applauds independent financial advisers who continue ...