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Mercer adds investment, superannuation experts

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2021
... superannuation businesses, including the former head of investments at MLC Asset Management and a former chair of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia. From April 1, Susan Gosling will join Mercer Investments as a non-executive director. ...

Advice association chief steps down

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021
The chief executive of the Association of Financial Advisers has stepped down after four years in the role. Phil Kewin has led the AFA since 2017, having succeeded Brad Fox as chief executive in March of that year. He said the time is right to hand ...

Life Company of the Year named

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021
The Association of Financial Advisers has announced the winner of its 2020 Life Company of the Year award, going to the same insurer four years in a row. TAL took out the top spot again with runners up AIA Australia, MLC Life Insurance and NEOS Life. ...

Super for house deposits will push up prices: ASFA

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2021
... superannuation funds on their real estate holdings and has argued industry funds should not be allowed to buy housing. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia today said allowing super to pay for home deposits will be inequitable and ineffective ...

Adviser levy to increase by 160%

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAR 2021
... for each additional adviser. Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, CPA Australia, Financial Planning Association of Australia, Institute of Public Accountants and the SMSF Association have now joined forces to slam the hike. They claim the ...

Cost of living eroding super: ASFA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021
... retirement index that shows overall day-to-day necessities are becoming too expensive. The latest estimates from the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) show that while everyday expenses continue to increase for retirees, barriers ...

Industry fund reviews DB payments

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAR 2021
... investigating the accuracy of salary data provided by councils. A joint statement provided by Local Government Association of South Australia chief executive Matt Pinnegar, and Statewide Super chief executive Tony D'Alessandro said: "Statewide Super ...

Government passes advice, super reforms

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2021
... deduction of advice fees. Customers will now be much better positioned to assess value for money," Veyret said. But the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) said the annual renewal is a timely and costly burden to advisers which in turn will flow ...

FPA names Gwen Fletcher Memorial Award winner

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021
The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has named Melbourne-based financial planner Renato Manias as the first 2021 winner of the Gwen Fletcher Memorial Award. Named after the late "first lady of financial planning", the award recognises ...

Limited advice overdue for disruption

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021
... for government incentives like the early release of super was also a burning question. McPherson told the recent Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) conference that it is worrying how the industry excludes this cohort from the type ...