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ASFA asks FSI for clear targets to measure super success

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2014
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has called on the Murray Inquiry to set clear objectives against which the success of superannuation's role in reducing the Age Pension burden on public coffers can be measured. In its latest ...

SPAA defends SMSF tax rules

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2014
... across the board. Responding to a front-page article in the Australian Financial Review today, SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) chief executive Andrea Slattery said the claim that SMSFs do not pay enough tax misses the wider picture. ...

BT unveils tougher adviser standards

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2014
... planners will be required to obtain the Certified Financial Planner (CFP) designation from the Financial Planning Association (FPA) or a masters designation and the CFP designation by 2019. NAB senior planners will also have to hold the CFP designation ...

NAB gives advisers 3 years to meet tougher standards

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2014
... planners will be required to obtain the Certified Financial Planner (CFP) designation from the Financial Planning Association (FPA) or a masters designation and the CFP designation by 2019. NAB senior planners will also have to hold the CFP designation ...

FPA turns to social media on Financial Planning Week

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2014
This year's Financial Planning Week by the Financial Planning Association (FPA) will turn to social media as a strategy to encourage Australians to seek advice. The FPA will be answering to consumers' questions on financial advice through the 'Ask an ...

Movers and shakers

... and earlier held roles at Invesco and ING in key accounts and research. A AFA appoints chief commercial officer The Association of Financial Advisers has created the role of chief commercial officer, a position responsible of the association's commercial ...

Janet's Jackson

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2014
... for a "considerable time" script of days passed. Investors are hapeee! How happy? The latest survey by the American Association of Individual Investors (AAII) shows how happy: "Bullish sentiment, expectations that stock prices will rise over the next ...

AMP lifts minimum adviser standards

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2014
... industry and will be in place by mid-2015. The measures announced today have the support of the Financial Planning Association (FPA) and the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA).A AMP is liaising with these groups and calling on the industry to adopt ...

SPAA launches pilot program for "complex" issues

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2014
The SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) has developed a new online technical mentoring pilot program for its specialist members with focus on complex and difficult scenarios. The new educational program is available to members holding ...

Consumers ask banks to disclose brand ownership

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2014
... but they are not - and people need to know that so they can make an informed decision." The Customer Owned Banking Association (COBA), representing credit unions, building societies and mutual banks, is also calling for greater disclosure. The same survey ...