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Industry pushes for super concessions for women

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2009
... average payouts are currently $73,000 for women compared to $155,000 for men. Both AIST and fellow industry body, Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA), are now pushing for reform although these issues are not new. Both industry organisations ...

SMSFs miss Asian equities boom

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2009
... international equities. Ralf Zurbrugg, a professor at the University of Adelaide, revealed at the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia conference earlier this year that while the average investor's default strategy allocated 23 per cent to international ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2009
... Bernanke's comments that global recovery prospects "appear good". After opening higher, stocks surged after the National Association of Realtors reported a 7.2 per cent lift in existing home sales in July, setting a four-month rally for the first time ...

Paraplanners left out of planning reforms, for now

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2009
... on their own or sign-off on statements of advice for example and that's our focus." This comes after the FPA and Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) both pushed for regulatory reform which included lifting the entry standards to become a financial ...

FPA and AFA call for reform

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2009
In a sign of solidarity, the Financial Planning Association (FPA) and the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) are pushing for the same regulatory reform, including the need for advisers to be members of a professional body. While the FPA and AFA ...

VicSuper wins ACCA sustainability award

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2009
... Best Sustainability Report, Best SME Report and Best Report in the Financial Service sector awards at the recent Association of Chartered Certified Accountants awards. The awards recognise organisational excellence in environmental, social and sustainability ...

Ripoll Inquiry must build on FSR progress: AFA

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2009
... death knell of good financial advice, warns a key industry association. Richard Klipin, chief executive of the Association of Financial Advisers, warned that making sweeping changes to the current FSR arrangement could negatively impact the fundamentals ...

ASFA awards top super funds in comms

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2009
... categories, including excellence in member communication and PDS of the year. Pauline Vamos, chief executive of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia, congratulated the winners and said the cornerstone of a successful marketing strategy ...

PI insurers face $300m in claims

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2009
... industry expert. Christina Kalantzis, principal of Alexis Compliance Risk Solutions and a speaker at yesterday's Association of Financial Advisers roadshow in Sydney, warned PI insurers are preparing to face $300 million worth of claims in the next two ...

Communication breakdown advisers failure

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2009
... effectively the value of the profession, said a key industry association. Richard Klipin, chief executive of the Association of Financial Advisers, said the value and quality of advice, along with the good outcomes achieved by financial advisers, are ...