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Super funds to offer FHSAs

... too high for many super funds," said AIST's chief Fiona Reynolds. In AIST's submission to the Rudd Government, the association recommended that super funds could offer an FHSA option alongside other investment options, as opposed to the current format ...

Research and rating firms welcome Govt review

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2008
... compliance and we've got conflicts policies and separation entities." Meanwhile, Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) deputy chief executive, John O'Shaughnessy, said it was appropriate that Australia undertook a review in light of the ...

Buck stops with trustees

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2008
... they have with fund members to financial advisers. Senator Sherry, speaking at Victorian post-Budget luncheon for the Association of Financial Advisers, said, "Trustees are a key guardian in a compulsory system. It is critical they carry out their responsibilities ...

Spiers heads BT advice business

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2008
... communications for Westpac. Spiers will report to BT CEO, Rob Coombe. He is currently deputy chair of the Financial Planning Association and has sat on the Legislation and Regulation Committee of the Financial Planning Association for eight years, with ...

From cash to prosperity: AFA

Financial planners will be given a helping hand at this year's Association of Financial Advisers' (AFA) national forum by some of the planning industry's best to set them on their paths to success. Richard Klipin, chief executive of the AFA said this ...

AIST calls for SMSF reform

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2008
... having minimum pre-requisite skills or knowledge. The industry body for SMSFs, Self Managed Super Funds Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA), in a separate submission said however that, "SPAA believes that the [trustee] advisers - whether they ...

Bank fees jump three-times inflation

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2008
... households a lower interest rate, are becoming more popular. Echoing the Reserve's assessment, the Australian Banking Association said, "The main driver of growth in bank service fee revenue has been strong demand for banking products and services, underpinned ...

Awareness week for planners

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2008
Across Australia, the Financial Planning Association's (FPA) 31 chapters are getting ready promoting the benefits of financial advice ahead of Financial Planning Week. The Financial Planning Week, which has been running for eight years, occurs from ...

Wayne the nation builder

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2008
... governments and Treasury of this over many years, this is a huge victory for the Investment and Financial Services Association. "The Budget has delivered a progressive reduction in the withholding tax rate from 30 per cent to a 'flat and final 7.5 per ...

CommInsure halves insurance PDS

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2008
... positive from both advisers and customers," said Levinthal. This change comes after the Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) research report suggested a superannuation PDS between 15 and 20 pages in length was the most effective way to ...