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"The time for rhetoric is over": ASFA demands progress on super

The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has welcomed the Government's commitment to superannuation reform, but warned that political compromise by all parties may be necessary to ensure the reforms are put into practice. "The three ...

Breakspear calls for compulsory financial planning in schools

... Government should make learning about financial planning compulsory in Australian high schools, Financial Planning Association (FPA) chief executive Ken Breakspear has proclaimed. Speaking at the launch of Financial Planning Week in Sydney, Breakspear ...

IFSA lauds Government's decision to reintroduce super reforms

The Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) today welcomed the Government's decision to push ahead with surcharge reduction and co-contributions reforms in Parliament. "This is just the boost we have been waiting for," said Richard Gilbert ...

New super initiative sparks familiar political catfight

... be enough to win the political backing needed to finally push its proposals into law. Meanwhile Financial Planning Association (FPA) chief executive Ken Breakspear has welcomed the Government's initiative. Breakspear said that the FPA fully supports ...

Conroy cautions superannuation funds on use of hedge funds

... the argument put forward by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA), Conroy told a Financial Planning Association lunch that although he didn't oppose the use of hedge funds, "trustees should be aware of the higher risks they often involve". ...

Tower shareholders "duped and deceived": Shareholders Association

... troubled financial services company Tower have been misled for years about the company's true worth, NZ Shareholders' Association chairman Bruce Sheppard said today. "The issue for shareholders is that for many years they have been duped and deceived ...

FPA launches financial literacy workbook for teenagers

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) today launched a financial literacy workbook for Australian teenagers. The CD-based 100-page workbook - Dollarsmart: a financial toolkit for teenagers - journeys through six important areas of financial knowledge. ...

FPA launches free advice 'hotline'-for one day only

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) is to set up free financial advice 'hotline' on May 28 in a bid to encourage consumers who haven't received advice from a financial planner before. "Callers will be able to speak to qualified financial planners ...

IFSA calls on Labor to act on stalled super measures

The Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) has called on the Australian Labor Party (ALP) to display political flexibility and work towards an outcome for super measures currently stalled in Parliament, following the ALP's reply to Budget ...

ASFA welcomes Coonan's reassurance on co-contribution

The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA), a strident critic of Government policy in the wake of Tuesday's Budget announcement, has welcomed Senator Helen Coonan's reassurance today that the Government "remains committed" to the superannuation ...