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Issues beyond the FOFA horizon

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2012
... issues based on industry opinion. In a panel discussion including Mark Rantall, chief executive of Financial Planning Association (FPA), Tony Fenning, head of listed independent financial advisory firm, Snowball and Hugh Humphrey, head of the AMP-owned ...

Stronger Super draft needs clarity

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2012
... avoided, and the intent of the Government's reform agenda is more clearly implemented." In a number of points made by the association, AIST welcomed the Government's focus on trustee duties and prudential standards but highlighted a number of areas still ...

Govt releases final issue of investment manager regime

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2011
Australia's $1.8 trillion funds management sector has received its third and final investment manager regime from the Government, designed to attract more foreign capital and help build Australia's reputation as a financial services centre. Under the ...

OneVue to build consumer platform

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2011
OneVue will create an intermediated consumer platform for members of the Australian Medical Association, of which there are 26,000 nationwide. OneVue has been selected by Sherlock Consulting, in partnership with the Australian Medical Association (AMA) ...

In superannuation, bigger can be better but not always

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2011
With Australia's biggest super fund, AustralianSuper, announcing yet another merger, this time with the public sector industry fund AGEST, the question is whether super funds are merging for the benefit of their members or to build financial empires. ...

NGS Super embraces after-tax benchmarking with FTSE ASFA

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2011
... after tax basis. The FTSE ASFA Australia Index Series was developed around four years ago in partnership with the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA). "It's not surprising that we're seeing more funds start benchmarking themselves ...

SMSFs dominating super assets

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2011
... to seek advice from professionals," said Andrea Slattery, chief executive, Self-Managed Super Fund Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA). "The report also reflects strong confidence in the SMSF sector, which has been aided by the robustness ...

Round two of Stronger Super revealed

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2011
... part of the government's Stronger Super reform package, aimed at revaming the country's superannuation system. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) recently called for both the Stronger Super and FOFA legislation to be considered ...

Industry welcomes Shorten's promotion

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2011
... significant number of Australians who are missing out on superannuation as a result of their employment arrangements," said Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) chief executive Pauline Vamos. "The pressures of an ageing population ...

Industry responds to intra fund advice measures

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2011
... that creates two levels of transparency for financial advice," said FSC chief executive John Brogden. Meanwhile, the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has welcomed the move, saying it was not only good for consumers but would also ...