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FPA, AFA should merge to keep advice strong

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2015
... differences and merge into a single body. Connect Financial Service Brokers chief executive Paul Tynan asked for the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and the Financial Planning Association (FPA) to merge. "By having the advice associations merge ...

Super fund governance bill enters final debate

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2015
... decisions. Further, the ACTU told the committee that change was not needed while the system was successful. Muir said Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) submitted that its members expressed strong concerns regarding the repeal of ...

FoFA end marks start of new advice era

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2015
... ensure that issuers and distributors of financial products are accountable for their offerings. The Financial Planning Association (FPA) director of policy Dante De Gori welcomed the Government's initiative and said: "Now that FoFA is absolutely settled ...

Aged care, gold opportunity for advisers

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2015
... "somewhat" or "very difficult," an attitude that creates a gold opportunity for advisers to help their clients. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) released the discussion paper 'The future interaction of superannuation with aged ...

ASFA reshuffles board

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2015
Towers Watson and Colonial First State executives have been appointed to the board of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA). Towers Watson managing director Andrew Boal has been appointed as a service provider representative and ...

Treasurer commits to improve after-fee super returns

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2015
... replacement rate of around 80% under the current retirement income policy settings," Morrison said. Addressing the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) conference in Brisbane today, Morrison said the commitment provides protection ...

CIPRs not the entire answer for retirement

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2015
... cautious about defaulting members at a time when individual retirement solutions are most needed. Speaking at the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) conference yesterday, Towers Watson Australia head of retirement income Nick Callil ...

Aged care conundrum for superannuation

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2015
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) believes the industry should look further than its 'man on the moon' moment and instead attempt to place a woman on Mars. ASFA chief executive Pauline Vamos said the industry needs to show ...

Super funds should engage in pub theory

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2015
... could soon be a reality if it is not already happening, according to experts in behavioural science. Speaking at the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) conference, Standard Life head of pension strategy Jamie Jenkins says that the ...

AustralianSuper chief calls for man on the moon moment

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2015
... grand ambition that includes delivering every Australian an adequate retirement income. Delivering an oration at the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) conference in Brisbane this morning, Silk asked the industry to consider what ...