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Perpetual hires manager of fiduciary solutions

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2009
... maintain a leadership role with the industry and community representative bodies such as the Trustee Corporations Association." Perpetual Private Wealth manages approximately $6.8 billion in funds under advice with $1.6 billion on behalf of estates and ...

Drop commissions or get off APL: AMP

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2009
... managers now because we want to give them plenty of time to prepare for next year." Similar to the Financial Planning Association of Australia's (FPA) stance, the no-commission approach does not include life insurance products. AMP Financial Planning ...

Planning firm wins Telstra Business Award

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2009
... Financial Management Solutions has won the NSW Telstra Business Award for social responsibility. The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) member won the award for demonstrating leadership and contribution to the environment, people, education ...

FPA board approves move away from commissions

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2009
The Financial Planning Association of Australia's board has approved the association's remuneration policy that moves its members away from a commission-based model by July 2012. The FPA received more than 250 responses to its consultation paper "Financial ...

Unlisted assets should be limited: IFSA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2009
The Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) said to protect liquidity, super funds should have limits on how many illiquid investments they can hold. John Brogden, IFSA chief executive, told ABC BusinessLateLine last night that "We believe ...

Super saved the economy

MEDIA RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2009
... strengthening the Australian economy, according to research by the Allen Consulting Group, which was commissioned by the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia. On a per capita basis, without superannuation, individuals on average would have ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2009
... down 33 points at 4,812 points on a volume of 2,939 contracts. In economic news on Thursday, the Housing Industry Association publishes its affordability report for the September quarter. Also, the Australian Office of Financial Management will conduct ...

Trustee board shake-up overdue

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2009
... reports regarding board pay. Pauline Vamos, chief executive at superannuation body ASFA, said that like ICAA, the association has long advocated that super funds look further afield when appointing boards. However, she said that the superannuation industry ...

TPD tax changes could increase premiums: ASFA

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2009
... the deductibility of insurance premiums for disability superannuation benefits has been criticised by one industry association that warns insurance premiums may rise. According to the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA), the tax office ...

HESTA pays managers after tax

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2009
... series of indices that will, for the first time, compare fund manager performance on an after-tax basis. FTSE and the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia unveiled 36 different indices that would allow super funds to assess their portfolio ...