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IFM hits back at claims it plays politics with super fund money

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2011
... at their board structures to avoid conflicts of interest. Mark Rantall, chief executive of the Financial Planning Association, today called for default superannuation funds to be quarantined from paying for costly advertising campaigns. Under the Federal ...

QSuper CIO joins the ASFA Board

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2011
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has appointed QSuper CIO, Brad Holzberger to their board, replacing Michele Dolin who stepped down as GESB CEO earlier this year. Holzberger has over 20 years experience in the financial services ...

AFA female adviser award grabs industry attention

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2011
... Excellence in Advice Award rounded out at 105 at the close of entries, a great result for the awards inaugural year. The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) launched the award to encourage women to take on leadership roles in financial advice, balance ...

Former AFA president gets Asia-Pacific appointement

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2011
Former Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) President Dr James Taggart has been elected to the Board of the Asia Pacific Financial Services Association as an Australian representative. Dr Taggart, OAM, said he is honoured to have been nominated and ...

Fed policy options galore

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2011
... markets for agency debt (for example, mortgage-backed securities issued by Ginnie Mae, the Government National Mortgage Association)." Option 5. "...influence directly the yields on privately issued securities.... Therefore a second policy option, complementary ...

SPAA board appoints comms specialist

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2011
... Vanguard's current head of corporate affairs and market development, has been appointed to the SPAA board in what the association hopes will be an asset to its upcoming policy advocacy campaigns and membership drive. Bowerman, also a member of Vanguard's ...

AFA appoints COO

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2011
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has appointed Phil Anderson to the newly created role of Chief Operating Officer (COO). Mr Anderson said he is pleased to be joining the AFA at such a pivotal time. "I have watched the AFA grow and seen it ...

Submissions open on excess super contribution cap refund rules

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2011
... days to accept the refund offer. Repeat offenders will be given no reprieve. Pauline Vamos, chief executive of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia, said it was good to see the legislation going through. Vamos said the superannuation ...

Hedge fund forum delivers expert speakers next month

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2011
... manager at SunSuper, will also be speaking at the event. In an interview with the Alternative Investment Management Association of Australia (AIMA), who organised the event, Tomlinson said SunSuper was looking for the best managers in the service strategy ...

Super keeping economy strong: ASFA

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2011
... the contribution of superannuation', by independent research house, Allen Consulting Group, was commissioned by the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) to better understand the role of super in the economy. ASFA said the report demonstrates ...