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Report assesses super allocation issues

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2012
... members and provide personalised solutions for those who require them. The Self Managed Super Fund Professionals' Association (SPAA) said questions about super fund allocations being overweight in equities further supports the benefits of an SMSF. "There ...

Calls for CGT merger relief

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2012
... rising trend of super fund mergers in the lead up to the introduction of the Government's Stronger Super reforms, the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has argued that it is fitting for the Government to provide CGT merger relief ...

Social media trials in US continue

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2012
... Twitter, however regulatory rules prevented more detailed use. At a recent Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) seminar in the US, Morgan Stanley confirmed that it is also developing a mobile application that will be able to ...

Member interests and employer choice paramount

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2012
... assessing the current form of default fund appointments. The FSC made five recommendations in its own submission. The association said that it too agrees that employer choice of all funds is essential to a successful system "If this were permitted, a ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2012
... price index futures contract was at 4,315. In economic news on Tuesday, the Australian Industry Group/Housing Industry Association performance of construction index (PCI) for March is due for release, as is the ANZ job advertisements series for March ...

Finance and Treasury Association appoints new CEO

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2012
The Finance and Treasury Association has appointed David Michell as new CEO. Michell is the former technical director and deputy chief executive of the Association serving from 1999 to 2006. He has 25 years experience in banking, investments and in ...

Social media strategy works: FPA

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2012
... exchange ideas and benefit their own practices according to the FPA. Latest figures released by the Financial Planning Association (FPA) on its own social media platforms found on average 40 FPA members per week are joining its LinkedIn Members Forum ...

ECT assessments spike on government cap decision

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 2 APR 2012
... a simple once off," said Dunn. This is consistent with the position of the Self-Managed Super Fund Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA), which has urged the $10,000 inadvertent breach refund be made available on an ongoing basis.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAR 2012
... share price index futures contract was down two points at 4,338. In economic news on Friday, the Housing Industry Association is due to release new home sales for February, while the Reserve Bank of Australia is expected to release its financial aggregates ...

Professional Associations Super targets investment risk

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2012
Industry fund Professional Associations Super is building an enterprise-wide approach to managing investment risk in an effort to explore how risks should be mitigated or exploited. Focusing on exposure to primary risks such as sovereign default and ...