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FPA calls for naming rights

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2011
... there are 6000 financial planners or more than a third that are working in an ethical or professional vacuum." The Association of Financial Advisers, which has 7000 members and a strict code of ethics, has also called for the term to be restricted. Richard ...

Life insurance consuming dormant super fund balances

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2011
... communication with members, death claims were rising even as mortality rates fell. Pauline Vamos, chief executive of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia said there was no doubt people with multiple superannuation accounts were paying ...

Good advisers can save clients from tax crackdown

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2011
... industry, potentially making planners a target for the tax office crackdown. Richard Klipin, chief executive of the Association of Financial Advisers, said most advisers were very clear about their obligations and duties. "They know where their limits ...

Super future hangs on High Court decision

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2011
... have a public purpose - to relieve the public purse of paying pensions. Ross Clare, director of research at the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia Limited said Roy Morgan had failed to win its case in the lower courts so far but was granted ...

AFA prep advisers for FOFA

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2011
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has prepared a handy member's guide to the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reforms, complete with details on AFA's stance on the proposed changes. The FOFA reforms will be tabled in parliament by spring ...

Financial planners crushed by rigid ATO

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2011
... cent on the previous year, after the Federal Government halved the caps. Richard Klipin, chief executive of the Association of Financial Advisers said the industry needed to keep pushing for a return to sustainable caps by increasing the levels and said ...

IMCA offers 2011 scholarships

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2011
... Certified Investment Management (CIMA) program scholarships are offered by the Investment Management Consultants Association of Australia. The association says CIMA provides a strong foundation the investment consulting and researcher industries with ...

SPAA rejigs board

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2011
Self-Managed Super Fund Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) makes key board changes, with Andrew Hamilton promoted to vice chair and Louise Biti as director. Hamilton, who previously was a director for SPAA was promoted into the new role ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2011
... fastest pace in four months in February, though some of the increase was driven by higher gas prices. The National Association of Realtors said more Americans signed contracts to buy homes in February than economists were expecting. Sales rose in every ...

Adviser remuneration debate sparks fly

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 28 MAR 2011
The Association of Financial Advice (AFA) hits back at Industry Super Fund research claiming consumers save $82,000 by retirement age by avoiding financial adviser fees. According to the AFA, this research was designed to distract consumers from industry ...