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SMSFs a blueprint for future super

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2011
... model for retirement savings in the years to come. Speaking last night at the Self-Managed Super Fund Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) conference in Brisbane, financial services and superannuation minister Bill Shorten dismissed criticism ...

ASFA ushers year of e-commerce

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2011
... strategy is Graham Sammells, chief executive of the IQ Business group, who has just been re-elected as chair for the Association of Super Funds of Australia (ASFA) subcommittee. In his second consecutive year as chair, Sammells said he will push for ...

Untapped potential in salary sacrifice

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2011
... said they would be willing to contribute extra. The consumer response stands in contrast to research last year by the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia that found only 20 per cent of employees currently use salary sacrifice - leaving a ...

FPA slams industry fund 'one track agenda'

ELISE BURGESS, ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2011
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has weighed in on the opt-in arguments advocated by sections of the trade union superannuation movement, calling the action "alarmist" and part of the industry funds "one track agenda". The FPA yesterday said ...

TOWER, CommInsure tie as top insurers

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2011
TOWER Australia and CommInsure both named Life Company of the Year in the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and Plan for Life awards held yesterday. In a surprise, the two life insurers ranked equal in the main category, with the awards committee ...

Performance fees more popular: Morningstar

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2011
... paid a hefty performance fee, then underperforming for the rest of the year. Pauline Vamos, chief executive of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA), said, "The question is where performance fees will fit with the reform process," ...

SPAA to lift professional standards

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2011
More than 1,100 delegates are in Brisbane this week to attend the annual Self Managed Super Fund Professional's Association (SPAA) conference, a record turnout that highlights the growing importance of SMSFs in financial services. In his keynote address ...

Legalsuper employer contribs jump 15 pc

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2011
... fund for their profession. "Our members prefer legalsuper relative to large multi-industry funds because of our close association with and knowledge of, the legal profession. This better places us to provide the high levels of personal service that legal ...

Proposed reforms could hurt insurance levels: AFA

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 22 FEB 2011
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has called on Federal Finance Minister Bill Shorten to consider the impact of proposed financial reforms on life insurance levels. Richard Klipin, chief executive, AFA, said research had shown that if adviser ...

Low contrib caps slam brakes on SMSFs

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 21 FEB 2011
... been added to the superannuation pool last year if the caps were less restrictive. Research by the SMSF Professional' Association of Australia Limited (SPAA), together with Russell Investments, found that around half of SMSF trustees would have contributed ...