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AFA soft skills forum attracts 600

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2007
The soft skills traveling forum conducted by the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) last month attracted more then 600 advisers and delegates throughout Perth, Sydney, Adelaide, Hobart, Brisbane and Melbourne who heard how they can develop their ...

New reverse mortgage broker group sets sail

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 30 JUL 2007
... are also required to hold Reverse Mortgage Consultant accreditation from SEQUAL (Senior Australian Equity Release Association of Lenders), the reverse mortgage governing body. They are also required follow the MFAA's Equity Release Code of Proper Process ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2007
... vacancies index and AMP and Access Economics will launch their analysis of superannuation in Australia. In Sydney, the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) chief executive Philippa Smith will give a farewell address at ASFA luncheon. ...

BT appoints distribution head for SA and NT

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2007
... for South Australia and the Northern Territory. Self-managed super fund (SMSF) specialist and SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) member Neil Sparks joins BT from his previous role as SA/NT regional sales manager with Australian Executor ...

Super contributions jump 42 pct to $114b

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2007
... reach $114 billion this year, up a staggering 42 per cent from last year. Ross Clare, director of research for the Association of Super Funds of Australia (ASFA), said, "an additional $10 billion or so poured into retail, industry and self managed superannuation ...

ASFA releases standardised fund data forms

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2007
The Association of Super Funds of Australia (ASFA) has released standardised data forms for super funds to use if they need help providing performance data to research agencies. "The aim of standardising the investment reporting format is to allow super ...

People to power advice of the future

... - is also their biggest asset and will power the success of practices into the future. Speakers at yesterday's Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and Financial Standard Luncheon Club Series for Financial Advisers, Steve Davison, AXA's national manager ...

SEQUAL to boost reach through education

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2007
... development across the entire market." Conlon was formerly head of education for the MFAA (Mortgage and Finance Association of Australia), as well as inaugural chair of the Council of Mortgage Lenders Group, a member of the Finsia Mortgage Industry Task ...

AFA conference to focus on world-class practice

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2007
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) today unveiled the program for its 2007 National Conference, with the theme of building a world-class advice business. Held 14-16 October at the Crowne Plaza Royal Pines on the Gold Coast, the program includes ...

Compliance pushes SMSFs in new direction

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2007
... right, and trying to educate trustees," she said. Andrea Slattery, chief executive officer of the SMSF Professional Association of Australia (SPAA) said the trend towards specialist SMSF advisors would only continue. "It's now recognised as a separate ...