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FPA welcomes standards

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2011
... encouragement to withstand the current industry turmoil was central at the opening session of the annual Financial Planning Association conference in Brisbane. Key Financial Planning Association (FPA) heads discussed the active role planners must play ...

FOFA will pass: Shorten, FPA

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2011
... conference about the impending Future of financial Advice (FOFA) reforms, both the Shorten and the Financial Planning Association's (FPA) general manager policy and government relations, Dante De Gori, agreed that the chances of reforms passing through ...

Market Wrap- Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2011
... news on Friday, the Commonwealth Bank business sales indicator for September is released, as is the Housing Industry Association Trades Report for September quarter. In equities news, Optus CEO Paul O'Sullivan is to address CEDA conference on the company's ...

Political debate defers FOFA clarity

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2011
... impact would a possible delay to the implementation of FOFA mean for the industry? "No member of the Financial Planning Association (FPA) can receive commissions from July 1 2012," according to the FPA's general manager policy and government relations ...

Europe push-US pull

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2011
... in industrial production is now on par with the boom conditions we've seen pre-GFC. Wait there's more. The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo index of builder confidence rose to 20 in November, up 3 from a reading of 17 in October. This ...

Research houses in regulatory spotlight

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2011
... well as industry associations representing other research report providers such as the Australian Financial Markets Association (AFMA) and Stockbrokers Association of Australia (SAA). In June, the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial ...

ASFA: Retirement costs on the rise

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2011
... the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme safety net. The ASFA Retirement Standard is now an independent initiative by the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) benchmarking the annual budget needed by Australians to fund either a comfortable ...

LGS first fund to sign iqBoard solution

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2011
... able to disable the device if it is stolen or lost. The platform, iqBoard, was developed with the support of industry association, Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees, and automates the governance requirements for super boards along with ...

Accountants partner up with AXA and MLC to offer financial advice

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2011
... will experience challenges with the removal of exemptions proposed under FoFA, we are thrilled to be working with an association of the calibre of the IPA to provide practical solutions for its members". Meanwhile, Nick Hilton, National Manager MLC Business ...

ASFA: Focus on the positives

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2011
... super, and ensure that cost effective and long lasting income streams are available in retirement," said Vamos. The association chief executive also outlined the need for transparency, accountability and the exercise of best practice in the industry