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Revised legislation to ease foreign access to local managers

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2015
... exponential increase in foreign sourced funds with the right policy settings," Loane said. The global hedge fund industry association, the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA), also welcomed proposed changes to the legislation. AIMA Australia ...

AFA and PFL award Australia's top insurers

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2015
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and Plan For Life (PFL) recognised Australia's top insurers and life risk products at a black tie event in Sydney last night. TAL received the overall Platinum Award and the Trauma award, and was a finalist ...

CFP program attracts 700 students in one semester

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2015
The Financial Planning Association's (FPA) Certified Financial Planner (CFP) program has attracted 700 students this semester, following the rise in adviser education standards in most large dealer groups. "The volume of enrolments to the program this ...

How to get private equity returns from listed stocks

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2015
... concentrated, breeds success and creates a halo effect in the sector that spreads to publically listed companies by association." What this means is that, according to the researchers, investors who are not specialised at identifying superior private ...

Punitive excess contributions tax removed

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2015
... is then passed on to the superannuation fund member as compensation for tax paid on the investment earnings. SMSF Association chief executive and managing director Andrea Slattery was among the first to welcome the result, describing it as an important ...

Hockey contemplates first home buyer access to super

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2015
... need to look at how we can make superannuation more flexible to cope with the ins and outs from a working life." The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) called for caution in response to Hockey's comments: "policies that merely increase ...

Tasplan Super chief executive to stand down

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2015
... wishing him all the best." Cassidy is a Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a Fellow of both the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia as well as the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees.

Intergenerational Report shows need for financial advice

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2015
... Treasury's Intergenerational Report highlights the importance of financial advice, according to the Financial Planning Association of Australia. Given that life expectancy at birth is expected to rise by four and three years for men and women respectively ...

IGR proves current welfare level is unsustainable: FSC

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2015
... productive capacity with $35 billion in unlisted assets such as infrastructure, private equity and other assets. The SMSF Association focused on the importance of all governments to adopt a bipartisan approach to superannuation. Chief executive Andrea ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2015
... contract was up four points at 5,894. In local economic news on Friday, the Australian Industry Group/Housing Industry Association releases its performance of construction index (PCI) for February while the HIA trades report for the December quarter ...