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Advice associations join forces

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2020
The Association of Independently Owned Financial Professionals (AIOFP) has formed a strategic alliance with Tax & Super Australia (TSA) in a bid to have a louder voice when lobbying for the industry. The alliance will have a membership base of 10,000 ...

FPA appoints director

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2020
The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has appointed a former KPMG partner to its board and chair of the audit and risk committee. Diana D'Ambra has joined the board following the resignation of Paul Ruiz after serving nearly two years ...

Government backs disciplinary body in principle

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2020
... "Tax (financial) advisers will only be subject to a single disciplinary regime," he said. The Financial Planning Association of Australia said it welcomed the release of the independent review with respect to Recommendation 7.1 FPA chief executive Dante ...

Investment Trends names chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2020
... continues to hold several board positions. Brennan is a former non-executive director of the Financial Planning Association of Australia, van Eyk, Old Mutual and Advantage Financial Services. Her current board positions include non-executive directorships ...

ASFA adds board members

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2020
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has appointed two directors to its board. ASFA made way for Sunsuper chair Andrew Fraser and IOOF chief operating officer Frank Lombardo as additional directors after the passing of a special resolution. ...

Retirement costs keep rising: ASFA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2020
... has increased for both singles and couples despite the partial return to pre-COVID-19 prices, according to the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA). ASFA published its Retirement Standard September quarter 2020 figures which indicate ...

SG rise no real benefit to women: Review

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2020
... inequitable outcomes is that often women have broken working patterns, work part-time and tend to be lower paid," Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia chief executive Martin Fahy said. "Structural issues such as the $450 per month threshold ...

Treasury expected to release retirement review

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020
... for a consultation. Since its handing down on July 24, Labor MP Stephen Jones, Industry Super Australia (ISA), Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) and Business Council of Australia have panned the delay in releasing it to the publ ...

FPA board member joins new firm

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020
Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) board member Julie Matheson has joined Peloton Partners. The Melbourne based financial services consultancy was founded by Rob Jones and Michael Harrison, both former Shadforth financial advisers. Matheson ...

Financial adviser reference checks under scrutiny

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020
... agreed between both licensees but cannot take any more than 20 days. In March this year, the Financial Planning Association of Australia threw its weight behind the proposed protocol. In its submission on the proposed legislation, the FPA suggested reference ...