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Coombe calls for better super

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2007
... end-customers, said Rob Coombe, chief executive of wealth management for BT Financial Group when speaking at yesterdays' Association of Super Funds of Australia (ASFA) luncheon in Sydney. "Sixteen years after the introduction of the superannuation guarantee ...

India-Australia wealth management forum set for take-off

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 SEP 2007
... Manallack is leading the first India-Australia Financial Forum, supported by the Australia New Zealand Business Association of India, the Association of Mutual Funds of India, India Equities Fund Ltd, Bombay Stock Exchange, Kotak Banking Group and ICRA ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 SEP 2007
... Sydney Futures Exchange, the September Share Price Index was up 21 points at 6409. Today, the Housing Industry Association of Australia releases new home sales data for August and Sigma Pharmaceuticals Ltd posts half year results. The Australian sharemarket ...

Super fund inflows reach record highs

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 18 SEP 2007
... quarter, with $72 billion in total inflows marking the largest quarterly increase in history, according to the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA). ASFA chief executive Pauline Vamos put the rise down to three elements - additional ...

Govt exempts terminally ill from super lump sum tax

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2007
... payments to those who are terminally ill. Commenting on the change, the newly-appointed chief executive of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) Pauline Vamos said, "The superannuation changes announced on 1 July have been generally ...

ASFA awards Who's Who

... Financial were among the winners at this year's ASFA Communications Awards held in Melbourne last night. The ASFA (Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia) Communications Awards was designed to help raise the overall standard of communication ...

Comm Foundation partners with teachers on FinLit

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2007
The Commonwealth Bank Foundation is partnering with Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers (AAMT) to jointly run financial literacy professional development workshops for teachers. The Foundation has a long history of being involved with financial ...

Former ASFA head moves to First State Super

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2007
Former Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) chief executive Philippa Smith has joined the board of First State Super as one of four employer representatives. Chairman of the board Dr Tom Parry said, "Philippa & brings a depth of industry ...

AIMA aims for greater hedge fund disclosure

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2007
Amid the background of hedge fund collapses both locally and in the US, the Alternative Investment Management Association of Australia (AIMA) today released new risk disclosure guidelines for Australian hedge funds. The voluntary guidelines, developed ...

Avoid mistakes and we'll minimise regulation: Pearce

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2007
... have to be seen to be doing something, even for its own sake," he said, speaking at yesterday's meeting for the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) in Canberra. "This means if you want less government intervention then please regulate yourselves. ...