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FPA-Cbus referral deal makes promising start

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2014
The referral deal between the Financial Planners Association (FPA) and industry fund Cbus is going "exceptionally well" after two weeks in action, according to FPA chief executive Mark Rantall. Rantall said that, since January 1, 25 Cbus members have ...

Westpac trumpets infrastructure's 'annuity style' potential

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2014
... year. These include those from Industry Super Australia, AMP Capital, Cbus, Maritime Super and the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia, as well as many from construction companies and academics. Industry Super Australia focused on "inverting ...

Key PIS and Asteron execs move to Millennium3

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2014
... in the Aon Hewitt Financial. Millenium3 chief executive Richard Klipin joined in November 2012 after heading up the Association of Financial Advisers since 2006. Visit FS Advice - The Australian Journal of Financial Planning website for key industry ...

SMSF borrowing under control, ATO figures suggest

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2014
... price bubble are unfounded. Graeme Colley, director of technical and professional services at the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA), said there was no evidence that SMSF use of LRBAs was "exponential or irresponsible". "What has to ...

Government releases FoFA amendments

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2013
... impartial adviser or a sales rep, and will ultimately reduce confidence in financial advice." The Financial Planning Association (FPA) welcomed the announcement but noted that "there is still room to improve." "We feel there is more to be done to streamline ...

FSC asks Son of Wallis Inquiry to focus on export growth

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2013
... have broadly welcomed the terms of reference, but have made some suggestions to the Treasury's initial document. The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has asked the inquiry to review the effectiveness of the AFSL External Dispute Resolution framework ...

Advisers "hopeful" to hear FoFA changes before 2014

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2013
... before the end of the year. "It is a question of timing, but we are hopeful this can be solved before Christmas," the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) chief operating officer Phil Anderson told Financial Standard. Anderson explained that the association ...

SPAA defends status quo on SMSF regulation

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2013
... The self-managed superannuation super (SMSF) sector is not being poorly regulated, according to SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) chief executive Andrea Slattery. Slattery's comments came in response to a recent survey in which around ...

"Boring" hedge funds shake gung-ho reputation

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2013
... and is not a sign that alternatives are becoming less attractive, according to the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA). Hedge funds have been traditionally seen as the preserve of the ultra-rich - expensive, high risk vehicles that chase ...

AFA to train young advisers on soft skills

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2013
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) will be focusing on helping advisers develop emotional intelligence and soft skills in its GenXt Roadshow for 2014. The roadshow will kick off in Hobart on February 4, 2014, and will also visit Adelaide, Perth ...