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FEATURE: The great race to invest

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2015
... funds' asset allocation," Vanguard head of market strategy Robin Bowerman said when the report was released. The SMSF Association's director of technical and professional standards, Graeme Colley, warns against focusing on short term market returns when ...

Rantall to step down as FPA CEO

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2015
Financial Planning Association (FPA) chief executive Mark Rantall will step down after five years in the role and will be replaced by an FPA executive. FPA chairman Neil Kendall announced the decision at the FPA Professionals Congress in Brisbane. Rantall ...

StatePlus adopts FPA professional practice program

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2015
The 138 advisers operating under retirement advice group StatePlus have adopted the Financial Planning Association's (FPA) Professional Practice program. A total of 17 StatePlus regional offices and its 138 planners have signed up to the program. This ...

Investment under microscope at ASFA conference

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2015
... tables and be more dynamic in achieving investment goals. This will be one of the key themes coming from the 2015 Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) conference next week in Brisbane. Hosting one of the many conference sessions is ...

Super guarantee charge bundled by red tape repeals

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2015
... contribution, the employer faces a complicated recalculation and also punitive non-deductible charges," Carnell said. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) believes reducing the harshness of the super guarantee charge (SGC) should ...

Northern Trust appoints head of hedge funds

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2015
... assets under custody of US$6 trillion, and assets under management of US$887 billion. The Australian Custodial Services Association (ACSA) recently reported Northern Trust as the fifth largest custodian in Australia, with $239 billion assets under custody ...

APRA debates whether "to model or not to model"

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2015
... useful so long as industry isn't "seduced by the science," according to APRA chair Wayne Byres. Speaking at the Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP) Global Risk Forum in Hong Kong, Byres said that he is not interested in having "the sorts ...

Cbus appoints ESG investment manager

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2015
... represented GE Capital in working groups and forums such as the World Resources Institute and the Environmental Bankers Association. She is also an active contributor to the World Resources Institute Portfolio Carbon Initiative, a scheme leader for the ...

NAB and FPA back super in PPL

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2015
... contributions in the Paid Parental Leave (PPL) scheme. Both National Australia Bank (NAB) and the Financial Planning Association (FPA) put the PPL at the top of their respective recommendations in public submissions to the inquiry. The FPA has also called ...

Government releases final risk reforms package

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2015
... released the final life insurance reforms package. Based on ongoing industry consultation and collaboration with the Association of Financial Advisers, Financial Planning Association and Financial Services Council, the final reforms are broadly similar ...