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Tax breaks no enough: seniors

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2010
... comments come after Henry proposed lower marginal tax rates for older Australians at the Australasian Tax Teachers Association conference this week. He said tax policy design must recognise the costs to the community of high marginal tax rates.

Clearview technical manager jumps to FPA

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2010
The Financial Planning Association has appointed former Clearview technical services manager Dante De Gori as general manager policy and government relations. FPA chief executive, Jo-Anne Bloch, said De Gori has participated in numerous FPA Committees ...

HLB Mann Judd appoints chair

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2010
HLB Mann Judd National Association has appointed Tony Fittler as chair of the company after John Biddle stepped down from the role after 16 years. Fittler is the managing partner at HLB Mann Judd Sydney and will stay in the role and continue to act ...

Former Asgard Wealth head moves to Masterkey

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2010
... relationships, in addition to the managing the legal and tax teams. He received the Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) Industry Excellence Award for lifetime contribution to the financial services industry in 2008. As Masterkey's general ...

Johnson Report maps out new world order

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2010
... funding. Meanwhile, John O'Shaughnessy, deputy chief executive of industry body, the Investment & Financial Services Association (IFSA), welcomed the proposal to create an Asian funds management passport, which allows for better cross-border investing ...

ASIC bans planner pushing dodgy docos

ASIC RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2010
A financial adviser who gave his clients false disclosure documents was slapped with a five-year ban from providing financial services. ASIC has banned Joshua David Fuoco of Prahran, Victoria from providing financial services after the regulator's investigation ...

IMCA adds five new directors

IMCA ANNOUNCEMENT  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2010
The Investment Management Consultants Association (IMCA) has added five new members to its board. The new members are: Brett Elvish, founder and director of Financial Viewpoint; Gareth Abley, head of asset consulting at MLC Implemented Consulting; Greg ...

Rationalise me

MEDIA RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2009
... relevant comments from the public on the framework and the proposed mechanisms. The Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) has welcomed the release of the paper. IFSA also notes that superannuation funds will be excluded from initial consideration ...

AFA doubles in four years

PRESS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2009
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has doubled its membership in four years, growing its ranks by more than 25 per cent this year. Jim Taggart, national president at the AFA, said the association has reacted to member calls for representation ...

Future Fund targets credit assets

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2009
... small to medium sized companies. That's a very interesting area," he said at the Investment Management Consultants Association (IMCA) Conference last week. Besides the US lending market for SMEs, the fund has also started investing in the distressed ...