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ASFA wants action on tax relief

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2011
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia is heading to Canberra to lobby the Federal Government over capital gains tax relief, association chief Pauline Vamos told a packed Sydney luncheon yesterday. The organisation wants continued tax ...

Trustee fury prompts SMSF compo rethink

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2011
The peak self-managed super fund association wants the law to be changed to allow compensation for their trustees as anger mounts over the Trio fraud case. Affected SMSF trustees are outraged that APRA-managed super fund members will be fully compensated ...

Half British consumers won't pay for fin advice

MEDIA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2011

Rising star wins chair position

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2011
Wealth Enhancers' Sarah Riegelhuth has been appointed chair of the Association of Financial Advisers GenXt committee, a leadership role that connects experienced, older advisers to those new to the profession. Richard Klipin, chief executive of the ...

Planners needle minister over FOFA

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2011
... Future of Financial Advice reforms at a luncheon gathering yesterday. Minister Shorten told the Financial Planning Association (FPA) event that the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms would encourage more people to seek professional advice. "The ...

FPA calls for naming rights

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2011
The Financial Planning Association has asked Financial Services Minister Bill Shorten to restrict the term 'Financial Planner' to members of an approved professional association only - and he has agreed to take it on board. The Association (FPA) has ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2011
... In economics news on Wednesday, Reserve Bank of Australia governor Glenn Stevens addressed the American Australian Association 2011 Annual Spring Lecture Lunch in the US at 0300 (AEST). The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) issues data on sales of ...

$55 million for Trio super fraud victims

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2011
... are not eligible for compensation. Peter Burgess, technical director of the Self Managed Super Fund Professional's Association (SPAA), said SMSF trustees had redress through the court system, while acknowledging this was often difficult due to cost ...

Life insurance consuming dormant super fund balances

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2011
... communication with members, death claims were rising even as mortality rates fell. Pauline Vamos, chief executive of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia said there was no doubt people with multiple superannuation accounts were paying ...

Insurance advice needs to pick up the pace

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2011
The Australian Direct Property Investment Association (ADPIA) is urging property fund managers to check that their insurance coverage is keeping pace with their changing business models. "While under-insurance is by no means confined to the property ...