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FPA reveals 10 point plan to improve advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2014
... professional development of 90 hours every three years. The FPA is also asking for an establishment of an education working group to develop an advice education framework. "The term 'commission' to be defined and then banned under the general advice ...

APEC releases Asian Funds Passport discussion paper

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2014
... (APEC), has released a consultation paper on the Asia Region Funds Passport. The paper was authored by the passport working group, which includes Australia, South Korea, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. It discusses the objectives ...

CommInsure nabs exec from Swiss Re

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2014
... Financial Services Council (FSC) Life Board committee member and was recently appointed co-chair of the FSC's Group Risk Working Group.

ASIC examines risks posed by complex products

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2014
... customers are losing money." ASIC's focus on complex products has occurred through a dedicated Complex Products Working Group. The group conducted the review of the risks posed to investors by complex products and ASIC's approach to regulating complex ...

Law must change on corporate actions automation: DST

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2013
... "The legislation hasn't kept pace with the modern world. The industry is lobbying. There is a corporate actions working group run by the Australian Custodial Services Association." "Whilst that working group has made some good strides towards automation ...

FSC and ASFA to review SRM

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2013
The Financial Services Council (FSC) and the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) are reviewing the Standard Risk Measure (SRM) a year after its launch. A full review and analysis of the first phase of the SRM has been scheduled for ...

Retirees could benefit from a vibrant annuities market

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2013
... Actuaries Summit held in Sydney this week, Professor Anthony Asher of the Actuaries Institute's Retirement Income Working Group stressed the need to develop a "vibrant annuity market", in line with much of the rest of the world. "It's very difficult ...

SPAA approves government's response to Trio reports

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2013
... majority of their recommendations". The Government's response will be coordinated by the Superannuation Regulators Working Group, comprising Treasury, the Australian Taxation Office, APRA and ASIC.

Opposition and VOFF criticise response to Trio report

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2013
... arrangements of managed investment schemes. The Government will implement a response through a Superannuation Regulators Working group with representatives from Treasury, ASIC, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) and the Australian ...

IPA and SPAA sign SMSF collaboration agreement

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 19 APR 2013
... quality training and support to practitioners who are engaged or interested in advising the SMSF sector. A joint working group of the Boards and Management of both entities will oversee the collaboration.