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Adviser fee structures hit the spotlight

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2011
... on geared clients. Stewart Bell, executive consultant from Elixir Consulting, gave a detailed masterclass at the Association of Financial Advisers' national roadshow in which he told advisers about the change, which had passed largely unnoticed by the ...

Coaching tips invigorate adviser roadshow

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2011
... empowerment and "I've got the cookie" in a memorable coaching session on how to build an award-winning business at the Association of Financial Advisers national roadshow in Sydney today. Steve Salvia, financial coach and chief executive of Southern ...

CFS creates new distrib role

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2011
... adviser. Elkins is also a member of the Australian Government Financial Literacy Advisory Board and a director of Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) and is currently chair of ASFA Member Engagement and Advice committee. CFS conducted ...

ASFA: carbon tax implications on super rebates

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 18 JUL 2011
... of the carbon tax has super association support, but questions have been raised in a consultation paper from the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) In line with the introduction of the carbon tax, the Federal Government proposed ...

Industry brawl erupts over super network ads

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011
... protection. Last month Financial Services Minister Bill Shorten told financial planners at a luncheon organised by the Association of Financial Advisers that the industry needed to stop its infighting. "Retail funds bag industry funds, corporate funds ...

Cost of living outpacing retirement incomes

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011
... confirmed. Costs climbed by 1.3% in the March quarter this year from the December quarter 2010, according to the Association of Super Funds Australia (ASFA) Retirement Standard figures. Figures show that a retired couple will need to spend $54,562 a ...

Big six use advisers for sales while clients confused on independence

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2011
... they will get the best product for their circumstances regardless of brand. Richard Klipin, chief executive of the Association of Financial Advisers said the most important part of the advice relationship was the actual strategy and advice. "The second ...

Super industry reviews carbon tax impact

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2011
... investment opportunities, costs and compensation that it offers," Byrne said. Pauline Vamos, chief executive of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia, said the initial cost of the carbon price would be small for most companies, with a ...

Retail funds want more super access

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2011
... and employees should have a say in choosing their workplace default funds. Pauline Vamos, chief executive of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia, said the process needs to be more open and transparent, and that the introduction of MySuper ...

SMSFs may be banned from buying shares off-market

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2011
... of assets," said Pauline Vamos, a member of the consultative group. The Self-Managed Super Fund Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) opposes it. Peter Burgess, technical director of SPAA, said the best practice guidelines were a better way ...