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AFA appoints partnerships GM

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 MAY 2021
The Association of Financial Advisers has appointed a general manager of partnerships who joined from AMP. Cameron Burne joined the AFA in March and was most recently a partnership manager at AMP Financial Planning. He spent over eight years with the ...

Draft regulation on YFYS released

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 APR 2021
... financial services Jane Hume said in a joint statement. Both changes were welcomed by Industry Super Australia and the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA). "Both changes in the proposed regulations released today need to be examined ...

Advisers to go forth with claims handling

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 26 APR 2021
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has welcomed the government's regulation that will exempt advisers from varying their AFSL to provide claims handling, following a submission outlining issues. The government passed Financial Sector Reform ...

Senate report on YFYS reforms delayed

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021
... weeks, according to a spokesperson for Chisholm. Last week, the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees, the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia and Industry Super Australia wrote to the minister for superannuation and financial ...

Super top ups increase: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021
... "Women (25%) are less likely than men (43%) to make additional contributions," she said. The findings coincide with the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia's (ASFA) research, which shows the median super balances of men aged 60-64 is $154,453 ...

ASIC opens breach reporting consultation

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021
... conclude on 3 June 2021 and the final guidance will be published prior to when the obligations commence. Last week, the Association of Financial Advisers pushed to delay the breach reporting law.

FASEA offers exam feedback

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 APR 2021
... outcomes. FASEA has made this available online for unsuccessful candidates who sat for any exam since June 2019. The Association of Financial Advisers said that it understands advisers' frustration regarding the lack of tailored feedback provided after ...

Delay breach reporting law: AFA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 APR 2021
The Association of Financial Advisers wants to defer the proposed self-reporting of breaches regime amid concerns it will be impossible for small financial advice firms to comply with. The AFA outlined its concerns about Commissioner Kenneth Hayne's ...

Mercer names chief financial officer

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2021
... superannuation businesses, including the former head of investments at MLC Asset Management and a former chair of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia.

Super runs out before death: ASFA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2021
... Australians deplete their superannuation savings before death, countering the Retirement Income Review's findings. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) claims that most retirees run out of super well before the end of their lives ...