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Reversionary pension and CGT changes supported

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2016
... manager, SMSF technical and private wealth, Graeme Colley told a recent Challenger Financial Standard Technical Services Forum that the transitional arrangements also provide capital gains tax (CGT) relief for complying superannuation funds. In its explanatory ...

Technical Services Forum shines light on leading specialists

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2016
... awards for UNSW Retirement Planning and Aged Care courses at the final Challenger Financial Standard Technical Services Forum for 2016. Ling Wang and Rahul Sing, technical services managers at IOOF and ANZ respectively, won the awards, valued at $3,750 ...

Advisers and aged care homes should forge relationships: BUPA

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2016
... to BUPA's Jane McNab. Addressing some 50 industry professionals at the Challenger Financial Standard Technical Services Forum in Sydney, McNab, an operations manager for business administration for the healthcare group, highlighted the complexity of ...

Unintended consequences unearthed in super changes

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2016
... include a $1.6 million cap on funds entering the pension phase, at the latest Challenger Financial Standard Technical Services Forum in Sydney. In TPD insurance scenario testing the forum's attendees unearthed an unintended consequence of the cap which ...

Advisers looking for longevity and aged care solutions

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2016
... becoming key concerns for financial advisers, as demonstrated by the first Challenger Financial Standard Technical Services Forum. Challenger head of technical services Andrew Lowe spoke first, discussing the various different approaches on the retirement ...

Challenger unveils new technical services scholarship

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2016
Challenger has revealed details of its new scholarship program to support the company's commitment to continuing education for financial services and advice professionals. The scholarship program offers two comprehensive courses: Aged Care Planning ...

Challenger partners Financial Standard for 2016 Technical Services Forum

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 11 JAN 2016
... Standard has partnered with investment specialist, Challenger, to launch the Challenger Financial Standard Technical Services Forum. The event is Australia's preeminent technical services forum and contributes to the development of the industry through ...

Super law changes "political suicide"

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015
... to former AMP senior executive - research and technical Rob Thomas. Speaking at the Financial Standard Technical Services Forum on September 1 in Sydney, Thomas said that compared to ten years ago, the average Australian is far more aware of the superannuation ...

What becomes of the broken hearted?

TREVOR HARRIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2015
... dangers, CommInsure national technical manager Alex Koodrin explained at a recent Financial Standard Technical Services Forum in Sydney. Koodrin said that the average time period from separation to divorce in Australia is 3.6 years. "A lot can happen ...

QROP advise must improve: AMP

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2013
... during his Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pensions (QROP) workshop at last week's Financial Standard Technical Services Forum. Given that international pension transfers typically fall under the QROP rules regime, Singh recommended consulting with the ...