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More planners gain SMSF cred

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUL 2010
... superannuation industry. The increased demand, albeit from a low base, comes as the Self-Managed Super Fund Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) updates its accreditation program. SPAA recorded the increase in advisers completing the program ...

ASFA adds to policy strategy team

ASFA RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 12 JUL 2010
... team. Jules also has a keen interest in regulation, research and academia," said Pauline Vamos, chief executive of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia. Gribble's areas of expertise include defined benefits, unit pricing and related operational ...

All aboard

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2010
... first quarter - only 3.9 per cent of accounts are 30 days behind in their payments. According to the American Bankers Association this rate has not been below 4.0 per cent since 2002; Finally, the Mortgage Bankers Association announced that home loan ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUL 2010
... higher at 4,275. In economic news scheduled for Wednesday, the Australian Industry Group and the Housing Industry Association release their performance of construction index (PCI) for June. The Australian Office of Financial Management is scheduled to ...

Central plank of Cooper Review is MySuper

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2010
... MySuper reforms would enable all Australians to have access to low-cost, user-friendly default funds. Meanwhile, the Association of Superannuation Funds in Australia (ASFA) said it would be consulting extensively with members before giving its detailed ...

TFN should be member ID: Cooper

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2010
... financial services, superannuation and corporate law. John Brogden, chief executive at the Investment & Financial Services Association (IFSA), said using TFNs to track members will reduce the administration burden. "The use of TFNs to allow people to ...

SG survives mining tax deal

ALEX DUNNIN, MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUL 2010
... international competitiveness, increased sovereign risk and cost jobs," said Mitch Hooke, chief executive at MCA. The Association of Superannuation Funds (ASFA) has welcomed the compromise deal, as have other superannuation interest groups. Market reaction ...

Bad news bears

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUL 2010
... markets assuming that everything is going wrong for America or will go wrong...eventually. Bad news bears. The National Association of Realtors reported that pending home sales declined by a whopping 30 per cent to a fresh low of 77.6 in May. As if this ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUL 2010
... May after the expiry of a deadline to obtain a government homebuyer tax credit, an industry group said. The National Association of Realtors said its pending home sales index tumbled 30.0 per cent to 77.6 based on contracts signed in May. Meanwhile ...

UK planners to face tougher standards

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2010
The UK Financial Services Authority is imposing yet more compliance hurdles on financial planners, this time requiring them to hold a new Statement of Professional Standing. The FSA has just released a discussion paper regarding how these new rules ...