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Aged care conundrum for superannuation

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2015
... we face. Let's not allow it to be the biggest lost opportunity," Vamos said. Opening day two of the ASFA conference in Brisbane, Vamos also released a discussion paper on the interaction between super, aged care and health care. The paper says that by ...

AustralianSuper chief calls for man on the moon moment

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2015
... retirement income. Delivering an oration at the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) conference in Brisbane this morning, Silk asked the industry to consider what "is our man on the moon moment?" Silk believes there is much work to ...

Pension funds globally face solvency issues

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2015
... Blundell-Wignall. Opening a global pension summit at the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) annual conference in Brisbane this morning, Blundell-Wignall said globally the most important issue being discussed at the moment is solvency. ...

Robo-advice is WALL-E, not Terminator

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2015
... technological tools that automate some parts of financial advice was one of the main themes discussed at the FPA Congress in Brisbane. But rather than seeing the issue as a threat, advisers were encouraged to look at it as an opportunity. In a presentation ...

ASIC sees potential for "large scale loss" in robo-advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2015
... "large scale loss" for clients of robo-advice systems. Speaking at the Financial Planning Association (FPA) Congress in Brisbane, ASIC senior executive leader of the financial advisers team, Louise Macaulay, outlined the regulator's strategy to understand ...

FPA gives top award to private wealth adviser

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2015
... Association (FPA) awarded its top accolade, the FPA CFP Professional of the Year Award, to a Visis Private Wealth adviser. Brisbane-based Christopher Smith is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP) and the award recognises his high professional standards ...

FPA awards associate adviser of the year

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2015
... clients and providing the highest quality financial advice," FPA chief executive Mark Rantall said at the FPA Congress in Brisbane. "I firmly believe that quality financial advice changes lives, and that's what I try to achieve for my clients," Molnar ...

FPA promises continuity in leadership succession

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2015
... the leadership reshuffle. "We have just changed the bus driver," he said. Speaking to the media at the FPA Congress in Brisbane, Kendall said: "We are still on the same journey." Kendall said that current chief executive Mark Rantall will be appointed ...

Women program to reach all CBA advisers

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2015
... practice with existing and new clients. Speaking at the Financial Planning Association (FPA) Professionals Congress in Brisbane, CBA executive general manager of wealth management advice Marianne Perkovic said that "not only can financial advice help ...

Rantall to step down as FPA CEO

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2015
... be replaced by an FPA executive. FPA chairman Neil Kendall announced the decision at the FPA Professionals Congress in Brisbane. Rantall will step down from the role at the end of February 2016 to focus on non-executive director positions. FPA general ...