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Fix churn with watch list: AFA

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 16 JUL 2012
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) said churn should be handled by insurers sharing information to create an industry watch list that would identify advisers participating in the practice. The AFA proposal is in response to recent Financial ...

Govt targets early release schemes; defers SMSF transfer ban

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 16 JUL 2012
... self-managed super funds (SMSF) and related parties where a market exists, until July 1, 2013. The SMSF Professionals Association of Australia (SPAA) said it understands the Government's intention was to enforce a ban on these transactions by amending ...

Media Super funds film

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2012
... diligence required for this kind of alternative investment," said Martin. "With the support of both the Screen Producers Association of Australia and Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance, Media Super is engaging in an investment that directly benefits ...

Highly educated SMSF investors prime fraud targets

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2012
... number" of fraudulent operations were based in South-East Asia. While Graeme Colley, director of the SMSF professionals' Association of Australia said the report was "plain commonsense," he referred to the cost of the Trio scam and said investors were ...

ASFA backs CSIRO/Monash superannuation research alliance

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2012
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has released a discussion paper in support of the research alliance between the Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) and Monash University. "We look forward to working with the ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2012
... was down seven points at 4,124. In economic news on Friday, the Australian Industry Group and the Housing Industry Association release their performance of construction index (PCI) for June. In company news, Woolworths will seek permission from the Federal ...

FPA chairman extends term

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2012
Financial Planning Association of Australia chairman, Matthew Rowe, has extended his term until November 2014. Rowe cited the "job left to do" in raising the professional bar on behalf of Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) members and ...

StatewideSuper, Local Super complete merger

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2012
... Territory. The merger was enabled by planned federal government capital gains tax relief measures, said Pauline Vamos, Association of Superannuation of Australia (ASFA) CEO. "Superannuation fund mergers have the capacity to deliver benefits to superannuation ...

Streamlined SMSF software creates adviser revenue stream

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2012
... market that enable an easy flow of client information, said Peter Burgess, technical director, Self Managed Super fund Association of Australia. "The software development out there enables that information to be extracted easier and more efficiently ...

UK launches bank probe amid Libor scandal

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2012
... I must acknowledge responsibility by standing aside." Agius also stepped down as chairman of the British Bankers' Association, which announces Libor rates each working day. In a letter to employees sent last night, Robert Diamond, chief executive of ...