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SPAA rebrands as SMSF Association

ALEX GAMBOTTO-BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2015
The SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) has renamed itself the SMSF Association. According to SMSF Association chief executive Andrea Slattery, the change occurred because the organisation needs to "[reflect] the importance of the SMSF ...

Retail funds still unable to match industry fund popularity

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2015
Industry superannuation funds remain unbeaten when it comes to member satisfaction with their financial performance, a Roy Morgan survey confirms. Industry funds have been ahead of retail funds every month since the Roy Morgan Single Source survey began ...

MLC partners with SPAA

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2014
MLC has partnered with the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) to provide advisers with self-managed super fund (SMSF) advice accreditation, training and support. Under the scheme, MLC and NAB licensees who attain SPAA accreditation ...

ANZ asks for US-style national adviser exam

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2014
ANZ has offered to foot the bill to start-up a national exam for financial advisers that mirrors the United States Series 7 exam run by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). The bank estimated that it would cost $600,000 to kick-start ...

Sydney set to become China share trading hub

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2014
Sydney's time zone could see it become a hub for processing trades via the cross border trading link connecting Shanghai and Hong Kong, according to Omgeo executive director of industry relations Tony Freeman. The Shanghai Hong Kong Stock Connect scheme ...

Govt moves to repeal super payslip disclosure rules

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2014
The government is moving to repeal a law requiring employers to disclose on employee payslips the amount of superannuation contributed and the date at which the contribution will be made. This move, however, will not remove super contributions from ...

Climate induced GFC a 'very real' risk: Hewson

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2014
... report on the big four banks' exposure to 'unburnable carbon risk' by the Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR). The report, written by ACCR research director Howard Pender, argues that the banks' current level of exposure to high-carbon ...

US private sector super coverage just 50pct

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2014
Retirement savings plan coverage for US private sector workers is still stuck on about 50%, reveals updated analysis from the Investment Company Institute (ICI). In the study 'Who Gets Retirement Plans and Why, 2013' the ICI found that most workers ...

Morningstar names two new analysts

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2014
Morningstar has appointed two analysts to its Australasian manager research team. CFA accredited Daniel Cheang joins as a senior analyst while Matthew Wu has come on board as an analyst. They are responsible for undertaking research on Australian and ...

Macquarie adds SMA option to platform wrap

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2014
Macquarie has launched separately managed accounts (SMAs) as an investment option on its platform, the Macquarie Wrap. This will allow advisers and their clients to access an extensive range of SMAs, managed by investment managers and covering a range ...