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Workers being offered nothing: Keating

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2021
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia annual conference opened with the creator of super, former Prime Minister Paul Keating, alleging the government is swindling workers. Discussing the suggestion that the current government may forgo ...

ASFA calls for super fairness

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2021
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has recommended the government remove the indexation of the transfer balance cap and to cap balances at $5 million to balance the system. In its pre-budget submission, ASFA focused its recommendations ...

Super must prioritise cybersecurity risk: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2021
... group of key representatives that sets out terms of reference, and timeframes to achieve cybersecurity goals. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia chief executive Martin Fahy said the superannuation value chain is made up of more than ...

Wage subsidy needed for new entrants: AFA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021
The Association of Financial Advisers has called on the government to provide a wage subsidy to financial advice practices to encourage employment of new entrants needing to complete their professional year. In its pre-Budget submission, the AFA has ...

Reference checks should cover all advice: FPA

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2021
... many do not take the information provided to them by referees seriously. FPA chief executive Dante De Gori said the association has been a strong supporter of the central referee register maintained by the ABA but is "confused" why ASIC would not create ...

Ignition Advice expands team

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2021
... development director for APAC, as it grows its global team. Rob Coulter will step into the role, joining from the Association of Financial Advisers where he was general manager, partnerships. Coulter was head of corporate development at AMP Advice (and ...

FASEA urges advisers to maximise exam sittings

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 11 JAN 2021
... narrowing, financial advisers are being urged to maximise the number of attempts they make. In correspondence with the Association of Independently Owned Financial Professionals (AIOFP), FASEA chief executive Stephen Glenfield confirmed advisers who ...

New heatmap shames trustees

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020
... Suncorp's Lifestage Funds (lifecycle) Tidswell's Max Super Fund (lifecycle) APRA deputy chair Helen Rowell told the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) event yesterday that some trustees are attempting to "game" the system ...

Key advice reforms tabled

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2020
... charged in accordance with an arrangement that the member has agreed to (with the exception of intra-fund advice). The Association of Financial Advisers chief executive Philip Kewin said while all three elements are important, the most significant issue ...

Advice associations join forces

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2020
The Association of Independently Owned Financial Professionals (AIOFP) has formed a strategic alliance with Tax & Super Australia (TSA) in a bid to have a louder voice when lobbying for the industry. The alliance will have a membership base of 10,000 ...