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LICG will fight on after failing to trigger AFA constitution talks

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2016
The Life Insurance Customer Group (LICG) has failed to trigger an extraordinary general meeting of the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) to explore a change to the body's constitution after nearly half of the submissions it sent requesting one ...

Parliament goes to war on super

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2016
... would prevent 800,000 contractors, and non-unionised workers, getting the same deductions as everybody else." SMSF Association chief executive Andrea Slattery said Labor's suggested policy is a shift in the wrong direction for our super. She said the ...

Finsia appoints new CEO

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2016
... members abreast of changes in the sector. Building professionalism, diversity and capability are core mandates for the association now and into the future. "Finsia will work with members, the industry and other stakeholders to ensure the Australasian ...

AXA IM smart beta fund receives ESG accolades

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2016
... received a High Morningstar Sustainability Rating and a Responsible Investment Certification by Responsible Investment Association Australasia. On top of that, it's also now been rated as Recommended by Lonsec due to its proficiency at generating risk-adjusted ...

Sentry Group slams LICG's "opportunistic attack"

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2016
... Sentry Group chief executive and chair Murray Hills has criticised the Life Insurance Consumer Group's "attack" on the Association of Financial Advisers in an open letter. Directed to the financial services industry, the letter admitted that Sentry believes ...

Vision Super adds sustainability option to menu

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2016
... $506 charged by an average industry fund and $876 for an average retail fund. According to the Responsible Investment Association of Australasia (RIAA), Vision Super is the fourth largest super fund investing in ESG assets. Wyrsch said the fund was leading ...

Thomson Reuters partners with platform provider

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2016
... and financial institutions. Thomson Reuters has teamed up with the International Payment & Transaction Monitoring Association (IPTMA) to offer subscribers a global risk management and mitigation solution channeled through IPTMA's recently launched Gilante. ...

TAL upgrades Risk Academy

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2016
... important education easily. "The new program now features 'on demand' sessions that can be accessed at any time, choice of Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and Financial Planning Association (FPA) and now offers accreditation with the Tax Practitioners ...

Majority of Australians without financial plan

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2016
... have enough money to retire compared to 40% of baby boomers, according to new research from the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA). The 'Dare to Dream' research conducted ahead of the 16th annual financial planning week revealed more than ...

EGM forms require validation: AFA

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2016
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) must verify over 200 individual forms calling for an Extraordinary General Meeting after preliminary checking showed a number of discrepancies. AFA member, director of NOW Financial Group and member of the ...