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AFA unveils Female Excellence in Advice Finalists

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2013
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and TAL have unveiled the names of the finalists in the 2013 AFA Female Excellence in Advice Award, which recognises female financial advisers who are making a significant contribution to their profession ...

FPA reveals winners of Best Practice Awards

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2013
The Financial Planning Association has revealed the names of this year' winners of the Best Practice Awards. James Kenny has been awarded the Queensland and the National FPA Professional Best Practice Award. Kenny is a mentor to undergraduate students ...

ASIC, "twin peaks" model faces review

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2013
... the regulator has been "out of control, unprofessional and with very poor performance in just about every area." The Association of Financial Advisers chief executive Brad Fox acknowledged that recently "ASIC has had to deal with a high level of regulatory ...

AFA names Rising Star finalists

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2013
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has revealed the names of the six finalists in the 2013 Rising Star of the Year Award, which recognizes the best new advisers. The six finalists are Kylie George from Harvest Wealth (Financial Wisdom), Ravi ...

AFA Adviser of the Year Finalists revealed

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2013
The six finalists for the 11th annual Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) Adviser of the Year Award have been announced ahead of the October AFA conference. The Awards recognises leadership, advocacy and innovation in the financial services industry ...

Super likely to fall under Treasury

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2013
... look forward to working constructively on the detail of the changes that have been announced." The Financial Planning Association (FPA) chief executive Mark Rantall also welcomed the appointments and hoped that the new government "has a window to develop ...

Industry agrees: SMSFs are not for everyone

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2013
... advising self-managed superannuation funds (SMSF). "The announcement by ASIC today is consistent with SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) objective," SPAA chief executive Andrea Slattery said. "It's important that investors can choose ...

ASFA calls for delay to MySuper reporting deadline

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2013

Hedge fund maestro Hintze voices concern over regulation

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2013
... industry, according to Australian industry legend Sir Michael Hintze. Speaking at the Alternative Investment Management Association's Hedge Fund Forum in Sydney this week, Hintze said the alternative investment industry has had to adapt to sweeping policy ...

Aussies mainly concerned about super and retiring

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2013
... decide to seek financial advice. The results from the Financial Planning Week organised by the Financial Planning Association (FPA) indicate that superannuation and retirement planning were attracting the highest number of questions and engagement online. ...