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ASIC marks AFCA milestone

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2018
... must join the AFCA scheme by 21 September 2018. Almost all Financial Ombudsman Scheme members have transferred their membership to AFCA, ASIC said. Only 64% of superannuation trustees and retirement savings accounts providers have joined. About 80% of ...

Industry fund chair retires

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2018
... it has been a pleasure to work with the AvSuper board members and staff over the years. He also thanked the fund's membership for affording him the opportunity to serve them. "It will indeed be a sad day for me to leave the AvSuper family, but in doing ...

New code should apply to all: ABA

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 7 SEP 2018
... who they choose to bank with, despite the new Code having been tailored specifically to the types of banks within its membership. "Other lenders are offering similar products however the standards are not the same, which creates both confusion for customers ...

Hedge fund industry body promotes Aussie talent

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2018
... its Australian chapter, and has adopted many of the concepts and initiatives that have successfully galvanised local membership and energised the sector here," Gallagher said. AIMA has 1900 members spread across more than 60 countries. It runs 130 working ...

Finance sector in top three for giving: Report

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2018
... the GivingLarge Report examines publicly available reports to ensure a robust sample not restricted by the need for a membership or survey completion. This approach creates a best practice environment that looks to not only increase corporate contributions ...

Super funds suit up for Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2018
... advertising or marketing expense and the preservation and/or growth of member money - usually via retention or increasing membership. QMV principal consultant of legal and risk Jonathan Steffanoni says there might be a focus on successive fund transfers ...

AFCA funding lacks transparency: AIST

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2018
... industry-funded arrangements used by its predecessors. The proposed AFCA funding model will have three components: a membership levy based on business size and type; a user is charged based on the number of complaints; and complaint fees calculated based ...

Centrepoint Alliance bolsters distribution team

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2018
The former head of advice partnerships and membership at the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has linked with Centrepoint Alliance. Jason Tattershall has been appointed as the second growth manager at the advice services group, taking ...

Pressure mounts on regional advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2018
... the area. According to Association of Financial Advisers' chief executive Phil Kewin, about 11% of the AFA's membership is servicing townships in regional and rural Australia. "While recognising that technology has made it possible for more remote ...

Bell Financial expects solid H1 profits

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2018
... US expansion - it has received SEC approval and has submitted its Financial Industry Regulatory Austhority (FINRA) membership agreement. For 2015, BFG reported a before-tax earnings increase of 165%.