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AFA unveils policy committee

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2009
... (SG) levy beyond 9 per cent to15 per cent via a range of strategies. "The AFA has always had a role to play in taking the voice of issues facing advisers into the public domain. In the last three years we've responded to all submissions, we've had great ...

Superpartners opens voice portal

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2009
Superpartners is teaming up with call center provider Global Speech Networks (GSN) for a voice portal solution for its contact centre. According to Superpartners, the voice portal will allow members 24 hour access to common transactions such as checking ...

Worst of the worst

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2009
No prize for guessing but which G-7 country is suffering a worse hangover than the US? Clue: Its name also starts with the word United. In its latest World Economic Outlook report, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) predicted that global growth would ...

IGCC appoints Pegan as chair

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2009
... said. "Now that climate change is firmly established as a pivotal risk factor for investors in their asset valuations, our voice, perspective efforts has and continue to have a growing effect." IGCC members include VisionSuper, VicSuper, Mercer Investment ...

FPA members demand stronger voice

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2008
Leading financial planning dealer groups want the Financial Planning Association (FPA) to take a harder stance on key industry issues and collaborate more with its members. Robbie Bennetts, Professional Investment Services chief executive, said the ...

Serious about planning: Health Super

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2008
... $7.6 billion industry fund Health Super, Health Super Financial Planning (HSFP), is rolling out six new services as clients voice their need for more sophisticated advice. HSFP, which offers its services to the fund's members and their families, have ...

Research and rating firms welcome Govt review

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2008
Research houses have welcomed a review by the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) and Treasury into the role they, along with credit rating agencies (CRAs), played in the recent financial market turmoil and subsequent corporate collapses. ...

New voice for SMSFs

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2008
A new self managed super fund body, the Self Managed Superannuation Member's Association Ltd, was officially launched yesterday - the latest industry initiative to boost the SMSF sector. Established in August 2007, the association aims to help the SMSF ...

One in 10 investors are switchers

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2007
... between pre-retirees and retirees in six channels: branch personnel, call centres, financial advisors, e-mail, Interactive Voice Response (IVR), and web sites. The report found more than 25 per cent of 'after retirement' respondents said the main reason ...

Another rabbit out of the hat

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2007
On day one of the 'official' election campaign, the Howard government pulled one big rabbit out of the campaign hat with yet more tax cuts, this time to the tune of $34 billion over the next three years. No one voiced cynicism over the timing when Treasurer ...