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Twittering social media takes time

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2011
... "slow burners" and warned by a Deloitte technologist that they need to be patient to see the results. Speaking at an Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia luncheon this week, Jamie Pride, lead partner, consulting in Technology, Media and Communication ...

ASFA and FTSE launch super GST index

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2011
An index measuring the performance of superannuation funds after capital gains tax has been released by the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia and London's FTSE Group. The index provides the first standardised measure for Australian super ...

Super fund signals future role in govt policy

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2011
AustralianSuper marks another turning point in superannuation history when it created a new 'head of policy' role, yet another sign that the country's largest super fund is taking on a leadership role in an industry set to manage trillions of dollars ...

Adviser award highlights need for women-centric advice

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2011
... women lacking adequate insurance and retirement savings are behind a new award for female financial advisers. The Association of Financial Advisers will launch the AFA Female Excellence in Advice Award in conjunction with TOWER Australia and the Macquarie ...

Rising oil prices add to sovereign risk

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2011
... super funds. Light, sweet Libyan crude is mostly exported to Europe, but Bruce Robinson, convenor of the Australian Association for the Study of Peak Oil and Gas, said any affected market would push up prices across the board. Robinson called for an ...

Super on table for October tax review

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2011
... consequences for many generations to come," she said in an emailed statement. Pauline Vamos, chief executive of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia, said she thought it would be a positive opportunity to highlight the role of the pension ...

Flare up over MoneySmart

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2011
... currently offers financial advice through financial advice company Money Solutions. Meanwhile, the Financial Planning Association (FPA) said it supports any actions by the government and ASIC to increase financial literacy but that the site should not ...

Three new faces on Cbus board

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2011
... members who will replace the trio who retired in late 2010. Peter Smith of the National Electrical and Communications Association has joined the leadership team along with Rita Mallia and Frank O'Grady, both Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union ...

PAS mandate review completed

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2011
Professional Associations Super (PAS) has undergone a full fund manager mandate review and adopted a new responsible framework after growing its asset base rapidly in the past two years. PAS has recorded a 36 per cent increase the last two years to ...

Levy to fund $15m ad campaign

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2011
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) told members the industry is at a turning point as it outlined a raft of constitutional changes and detailed its new $15 million advertising campaign yesterday. Speaking to 220 members in Sydney yesterday, Mark ...