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Super leaders recognised

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUN 2021
... the majority of his 20-year tenure. Farrugia held the Catholic Super role for 30 years and is a fellow of both the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia and AIST. Meanwhile, Nancy Fox received a member of the order of Australia for significant ...

Advisers win annual renew law relief

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUN 2021
... annual renewal obligations in a bid to stamp out the fee-for-no-service problem that plagued the advice industry. The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) acting chief executive Phil Anderson said: "We thank the minister for responding to this issue ...

Potential small carve out for annual renewal law

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2021
... not taking regulatory action against financial advisers who fail to provide a financial disclosure statement. The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has identified practicality issues with the new legislation set to take effect on July 1 and is ...

Draft advice reforms not enough: FPA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2021
... for financial advisers to renew calls to remove the Tax Practitioners Board as a regulator of the sector. While the association welcomed the plan to establish a single disciplinary body, the FPA said the current draft legislation doesn't really achieve ...

No big losers in FY22 budget

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021
... 200,000 women. It's a move that is sure to be welcomed by the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees, the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia and Women in Super, who have all pushed for the threshold's removal as a means ...

What to expect from the budget

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021
... contribute more to their super as one of its budget initiatives, this is being referred to as the Downsizer Scheme. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) was quick to throw its weight behind this move. "The removal of the work test ...

Budget to boost home ownership rates

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 10 MAY 2021
... increasing the maximum amount of voluntary contributions that can be released under the FHSS from $30,000 to $50,000. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia welcomed the move, with deputy chief executive Glen McCrea saying: "Importantly ...

GQG Partners adds to team

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 10 MAY 2021
... years as an RFP manager. Connelly spent over five years as a bid manager for Dell in the UK and is accredited by the Association of Proposal Management Professionals. "The continuing growth at GQG Partners, as well as the increased regulatory expectations ...

AFA appoints partnerships GM

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 MAY 2021
The Association of Financial Advisers has appointed a general manager of partnerships who joined from AMP. Cameron Burne joined the AFA in March and was most recently a partnership manager at AMP Financial Planning. He spent over eight years with the ...

Draft regulation on YFYS released

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 APR 2021
... financial services Jane Hume said in a joint statement. Both changes were welcomed by Industry Super Australia and the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA). "Both changes in the proposed regulations released today need to be examined ...