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Industry bodies call for Government LISC U-turn

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2013
... $18,800 of income, up to the $37,000 threshold. Among the bodies calling for a rethink are the Financial Planning Association (FPA), the Financial Services Council (FSC), The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA), The Australian Institute ...

Industry bodies clash over pension age

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2013
... Codina said. But the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) and the Australian Superannuation Fund Association (ASFA) have rejected the proposal. "There are many levers to pull and rising the age pension age may not be the best one and ...

Planners need discretion on SMSF cost advice: SPAA

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2013

ASIC backs down on custody whistleblowing requirements

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2013
... or suspicious activity in the responsible entities of scheme property. However, the Australian Custodian Services Association (ACSA), objected to this requirement on the grounds that it did not fall within the duties of a custodian. Prior to the release ...

Accountants tap into advice with tech advantage

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2013
... Australian accountants are aware of the benefits that mobile technology will have on the profession, a survey by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) found. The survey was conducted ...

Group insurance faces 'perfect storm'

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2013
... it may be too late. Speaking on a panel alongside TAL Life general manager, client solution, Sean Williamson at the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) annual conference, Owen bemoaned the role lawyers have played in the rising number ...

Most super funds shun in-house investment

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2013
... funds' chief executives are not intending to bring their investment management in-house, according to a survey by the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) and PriceWaterhouseCoopers. "The main reasons cited for this were cost, scale ...

Cbus shifts custody from NAB to JP Morgan

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2013
... of the bank in August. According to half-yearly figures released in September by the Australian Custodial Services Association (ACSA), NAB Asset Servicing is still by far Australia's largest custodian, with assets under custody of $556 billion. Its nearest ...

Should super have its own regulator?

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2013
... its own exclusive regulator, according to Challenger's director of retirement Income Jeremy Cooper. Speaking at the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) annual conference in Perth, the former head of the Cooper Review said an exclusive ...

Digital shift leaves industry funds behind

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2013
... not even communicating with their members by email. "There is a lot of catching up to do for some super funds," the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) chief executive Pauline Vamos said. "It is all about the amount of communication ...