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New guide teaches social media best practice

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2015
... strategy. Another shows how picture sharing social platform Instagram can be used to help personalise advisers' brands. In the third example, 2014 SMILEYS winner Liam Shorte, from Verante Financial Planning, explains how content curating tools can help ...

Super board changes ignore past lessons: Bowen

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2015
... government's intervention in the way a fund is run must be carefully justified. "The legislation goes further than mandating that a third of superannuation fund directors should be 'independent'," Bowen said. "It abolishes the requirement for the 50/50 ...

Most members actively choose MySuper: research

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2015
A study by the Centre for International Finance and Regulation (CIFR) shows about two-thirds of default superannuation members are actively choosing to enter a deafult option. From the study 'Delegation, trust and defaulting in retirement savings: Perspectives ...

ASFA concerned about board governance timeline

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2015
... Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) is concerned about the timeframe for approving transition plans to have at least one-third independent directors on super fund boards. In a letter to the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA), the ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2015
... its annual general meeting in Perth. In Australia, the market on Friday overcame weakness in the mining sector to post its third straight day of gains. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 29.7 points, or 0.52 per cent, at 5,699.2. The broader All Ordinaries ...

Pay rises better at non-aligned firms

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2015
Advisers at independent firms received better pay rises in the last financial year than those at institutionally aligned groups, according to the latest remuneration survey from industry consultancy The Dawson Partnership. While salaried financial planners ...

Gen Y can drive SMSF growth

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2015
SMSF Association chief executive Andrea Slattery sees a growth opportunity for financial advisers by delivering holistic services to increasing SMSF interest among Generation Y clients. Research commissioned by the SMSF Association and nabtrade shows ...

ISA voices strong opposition to "radical" super reform

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2015
... However, the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) endorsed the government's proposal of having one third of independent directors in super fund boards, but did not agree with the proposal that the chair should also be independent. ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2015
... production results while Navitas' full year results are expected. In Australia, the market on Friday closed lower for a third straight day, following a weak lead from Wall Street and pessimistic manufacturing data from China. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 ...

Financial services fail to share mental health data

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2015
... against wider standards. According to a new report by the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI), only a third of financial services companies disclose workforce turnover rates, just a quarter reveal workforce satisfaction measures and ...