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Pricing error shaves $2.2m off Australian Ethical profit

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2017
... funds under management grew by 31% to $1.84 billion. This was driven by a 30% boost in Australian Ethical's super fund membership over the past 12 months. "Increasing awareness of ethical investment and our investment in targeted marketing helped us ...

Industry super attacks SMSFs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2017
... literacy. Citing a 2016 working paper from CIFR, ISA chief economist Stephen Anthony said the 5.5% increase in SMSF membership in 2015 was attributable to members "having low financial literacy, high confidence and strong links to financial and tax professionals." ...

Fraser review challenges super board independence

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2017
... edge of governance practices." The code is proposed to start date on 1 July, 2017 and has been circulated to the AIST membership for feedback and consultation. It will apply to more than 50 profit-to-member funds with recommendations that exceed existing ...

FPA expels and fines dishonest member

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2017
... In a determination handed down on 10 February, the CRC decided to expel Tindall of PWM Advice, Orange, NSW, from the membership of the FPA for multiple breaches of the Code of Professional Practice. The CRC found that Tindall failed to conduct himself ...

Equip eyes merger with Rio Tinto plan

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2017
... super fund confirmed the possible amalgamation; a step that would see its assets almost double to $13.5 billion and membership grow to 75,000. Equip's national reach would also expand to Western Australia and Queensland, with its members traditionally ...

AustralianSuper lends muscle to big employers

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2017
... has a far more flexible competitive insurance for large businesses and employees," AustralianSuper Group Executive Membership Rose Kerlin said. She added that the industry has evolved to the point that employers can now use their default superannuation ...

FPA expels cheating member

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2017
... explanations unconvincing and implausible." The Commission concluded Sriranjan had breached the Code and cancelled his membership, noting that expulsion was appropriate for the protection of the profession, "particularly its public standing and the confidence ...

No deal is better than bad deal on Brexit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2017
"Not partial membership of the European Union, associate membership of the European Union, or anything that leaves us half-in, half-out. We do not seek to adopt a model already enjoyed by other countries. We do not seek to hold on to bits of membership ...

AFA returning to its roots

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2017
... the national roadshows mid-year and October's national adviser conference on the Gold Coast. "We want to ensure that membership engagement at the grassroots level is not diminished and our culture that we have worked so hard on over the last 70 years ...

FPA educating future planning generation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JAN 2017
... by that." Already during this financial year the association has welcomed more than 1000 new members, with its total membership now surpassing 12,000 - around 10,000 of which are practicing financial planners. But the FPA won't be resting on its laurels. ...