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Corporate super advisers see revenue decline under FoFA

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2013
... we have done until now, but we will still be involved in corporate super advice," he said. The Financial Planning Association (FPA) general manager of Policy and Standards Dante De Gori said that corporate super advice will have to change its business ...

Former ING DIRECT BDM joins EBX

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2013
... Industrial Relations and a Diploma in Management and Human Resource Management and is a member of the Financial Planning Association and the Superannuation Professional Association of Australia. EBX launched its first series of zero coupon bonds - Endowment ...

FoFA still in need of changes: industry

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2013
... operate as it was intended and for advice to be more accessible and affordable for consumers." The Financial Planning Association (FPA) is concerned over planner preoccupation with fee disclosure statements. "It's only an administration point, the pillars ...

Industry welcomes grandfathering extension

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2013
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has welcomed the Senate approval of the grandfathering regulation, one of the last pending aspects of the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) regulation. The Senate vote has given the industry 12 more months ...

Super industry leaders weigh up Rudd's new cabinet

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2013
... Cormann claimed Rudd was "downgrading" the superannuation portfolio. However, Pauline Vamos, chief executive of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia, disputed Cormann's claim. Vamos said the portfolio is still in cabinet under Treasurer ...

ECT relief should apply to non-concessional contributions: SPAA

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2013
... contributions tax (ECT) should be extended to include non-concessional contributions, according to SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) chief executive Andrea Slattery. Amendments to the Fairer Taxation of Excess Concessional Contributions ...

BlackRock property head takes PFA top job

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2013
BlackRock head of Australian real estate Paul Healy will become chief executive of the Property Funds Association (PFA) from September. His departure from BlackRock was effective as of 30 June. During Healy's 22-year tenure at the asset manager, he ...

Platforms surpass pre-GFC levels

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2013
... Australian financial services licence (AFSL) and joining TAL-backed dealer group Affinia. Edmondson was the winner of the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) Adviser of the Year award in 2006 and has seen his role as licensee of Queensland-based ...

Insurers and super funds tackle costs of mental illness

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2013
... mental health; good work is great for people's mental health," Lydon said. One of the pilot programs, conducted in association with Lifeline Australia, focused on coping with bereavement, grief and loss in workplaces. Another focused on "positive psychology" ...

But industry bodies see FoFA delay "unlikely"

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2013
... Canberra. "I can't see space for a delay, this shifting of dates seems unlikely to happen," the Financial Planning Association (FPA) chief executive Mark Rantall said. Rantall said planners have been "working hard" to meet the requirements of the legislation ...