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TASA now likely to include advisers by July 2013

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2013
... period finished on March 8, 2013, and Treasury received 33 submissions, including those of the Financial Planning Association (FPA), the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA). The FPA was ...

Shorten slams opposition's 'freeze-frame' super plans

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2013
... the national pool of superannuation savings by over half a trillion dollars by 2037," Shorten added. Meanwhile, the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has welcomed the passing of the bill into the House of Representatives; however, AFA chief executive ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2013
... chief executive Richard Goyder and ASX chief executive Elmer Funke Kupper are among the speakers at the Stockbrokers Association of Australia annual conference in Sydney. The local market closed flat on Wednesday, with the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index ...

VC funds outperform, punch above their weight

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2013
... its weight to the economy, according to a report just released by the Australian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association. The report, "The economic impact of venture capital in Australia", is an attempt by the often misunderstood sector to explain ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2013
... Australian Bureau of Statistics releases construction work done figures for the March quarter, and the Housing Industry Association publishes new home sales data for April. In company news, Westfield Group holds its annual general meeting in Sydney. ...

Adviser "enshrinement" bill passes through lower house

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2013
... against people calling themselves "financial planners" irrespective of their training, competence, or licensing. The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has welcomed the enshrinement. "This piece of legislation has been reviewed by the Parliamentary ...

Planners must advise people, not portfolios

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2013
... mind that they servicing not just portfolios, but people, trusted advisers say in new research. The research by the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) shows that interpersonal skills are highly prized by their clients. "Clients don't care about ...

Advisers could benefit from independent software

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2013
Software designed by Brite NSW in association with adviser Bailey Roberts Group will become available to independent advisers, in a move designed to pluralise the platform market. The application, dubbed 'PLUTO', allows users to operate individually ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2013
... officers' conference in Sydney. Suncorp is holding an investor day, and the Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association (APPEA) conference continues in Brisbane. There's no economic news scheduled. The local market posted its fifth straight ...

MFAA offers new SMSF training programs

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2013
The Mortgage & Finance Association of Australia (MFAA) will launch three new self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) training programs for credit advisers. The programs aim to improve participants' understanding of their role in setting up Limited Recourse ...