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FPA and AFA merger unlikely: De Gori

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016
... that a merger in itself would not be the solution to everyone's proposed issues and could, in fact, spawn another association made up of members that object to a union," said De Gori. De Gori said that a merger is not something that is on the cards ...

Responsible investment plagues super funds

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2016
... by the inaugural Superfund Responsible Investment Benchmarking Report, released today by the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA). Although the report finds more than two-thirds of the largest super funds have an internal commitment ...

ASIC gives green light to FPA fees code

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2016
ASIC has approved the Financial Planning Association of Australia's Professional Ongoing Fees Code. Announced by FPA chief executive Dante De Gori to over 1000 delegates at the opening of the 2016 FPA Professionals Congress, it is the first code to ...

FPA recognises industry excellence

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2016
The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has presented the 2016 FPA Awards at the FPA Professionals Congress in Perth. Tony Sandercock of wetalkmoney was named the FPA Certified Financial Planner Professional of the Year for his efforts ...

Education alliances to drive growth: FPA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2016
... there's more to financial advice than just selling investment products," Canion commented. In closing, De Gori said the association remains committed to existing initiatives and thanked members for their commitment to the association and the industry. ...

Professional Standards legislation hits parliament

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2016
... stakeholders throughout this process. The body will be funded, both initially and on an ongoing basis, by the industry. The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has welcomed the bill as the next step towards recognising financial advice as a profession ...

OneVue scores major unit registry mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2016
... aligned in our absolute commitment to delivering excellence for our clients." Based on Australian Custodial Services Association stats from September, NAS currently has $564 billion in assets under custody. J.P. Morgan recently overtook NAS as the largest ...

Saving super from Tinder sex bots

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2016
... and super funds ignore this at their peril, according to Telesign chief executive Aled Miles. Speaking at the 2016 Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia conference, Miles discussed the client analytics Telesign produces in addition to its ...

Reversionary pension and CGT changes supported

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2016
... its advisers have considered at least one comment on the exposure draft legislation and modified its position. SMSF Association managing director Andrea Slattery said the new legislation is a step towards greater certainty for SMSF trustees and their ...

Super funds becoming retirement ready

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2016
... overall policies, operations and outcomes are actually effective. Cbus chief executive, David Atkin, told the 2016 Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia conference that Cbus will embed the RRI in to the fund as a core key performance indicator. ...