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Industry backs ASIC 'super snapshot'

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2008
... per cent of worker putting extra money into their super are still not on target for an 'adequate' retirement. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) backed ASIC's proposal. "Providing fund members with personalised projections based ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2008
... raised fresh fears about the economy, capping recent improved sentiment toward the US banking sector. The National Association of Realtors said existing home sales fell 2.6 per cent in June, which was worse than the one per cent decline expected. The ...

More Weak Indicators

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2008
... in the US jobs market. The official employment report will be released on 1 August. Meanwhile, the US National Association of Realtors (NAR) reported that existing home sales fell by 2.6 percent to 4.86 million units in June from 4.99 million in May ...

AFA searches for Rising Star

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2008
The race to become this year's Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) Rising Star award winner is on again, but planners must go above and beyond the normal day to day activity to win, according to last year's award winner, Chris Browne. The annual ...

DirectPortfolio appoints board member

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2008
... AM to the combined Pentafin and DPSL board, replacing former chair Gail Burke. Smith was chief executive of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) for nine years. She was awarded the Centenary Award and the Order of Australia AM ...

One-size rule does not fit advice

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2008
... reviewed to reduce cost and improve the accessibility of financial advice for consumers, said the Financial Planning Association of Australia. In its submission to the Financial Services Working Group (FSWG) on Simple choices within an existing superannuation ...

This Week's Market Movers (14-18 July 2008)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2008
... annual rate of growth in industrial output has slowed markedly in recent months and is now in negative. The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Housing Market Index -- an indicator of home sales and expectations for future home building -- will ...

FPA backs 'advice within super' review

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2008
... in the country welcomed the government's call for a review of the superannuation system. The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has said it will actively participate in any review of the system, as suggested by Senator Nick Sherry, Minister ...

Boost savings and cut interest rates

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2008
... have been saved anyway, though this supports IFSA economy-wide policy approach. Pauline Vamos, chief executive of Association of Super Funds of Australia (ASFA) welcomed the report and reiterated ASFA's continued support for soft-compulsion contributions ...

Focus on value not fees: AFA

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2008
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has put its foot down that advisers' commissions should not be abolished because the existing system promotes choice and value among clients. AFA national president Dennis Bateman stated that mandating a single ...