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Winners are grinners: FPA awards

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2022
The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) announced the winners of the 2022 FPA Awards and the Gwen Fletcher Memorial Award at the FPA Professionals Congress in Sydney yesterday. Now in its 10th year, the FPA Awards recognise individuals ...

Advising an ageing population

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2022
A rapidly ageing population has changed the face of retirement. Speaking at the Financial Planning Association of Australia's (FPA) Professionals Congress London Business School professor Andrew Scott explained why. Kicking things off, Scott said ...

Never been more optimistic: Abood

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2022
Despite the uncertainty facing the financial advice sector, Financial Planning Association of Australia chief executive Sarah Abood says she's never felt more optimistic about the future. Welcoming more than 1200 delegates to the 2022 FPA Professionals ...

What to expect at FPA Congress 2022

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2022
The Financial Planning Association of Australia's (FPA) Professionals Congress is back for the first time in person in three years. Kicking off tomorrow at Sydney's ICC with the theme 'Reunite, Reset', Congress chair Marisa Broome said the event ...

We do get it: Levy

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2022
Michelle Levy has responded to suggestions there's been minimal financial adviser input to the Quality of Advice Review, saying there's a lot more going on behind the scenes than people realise. Speaking on the Financial Standard podcast, Levy ...

NAB to wind up custody business

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2022
... $564 billion, but they've gone backwards since. As of June 30, according to the Australian Custodial Services Association, NAB Asset Servicing had $509.4 billion. J.P. Morgan remains the largest custodian with $983 billion in assets, despite an 11.4% ...

Evidence of poor LRBA advice: Report

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2022
... and, by extension, increase the risk of higher fiscal outlays through the Age Pension. Commenting on the report, SMSF Association chief executive John Maroney said: "In 2019, our response to the CFR was that an outright ban on LRBAs could be avoided ...

Cost of retirement in lockstep with inflation: ASFA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2022
According to the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA), the amount needed for a comfortable retirement has risen again in the September quarter. The ASFA Retirement Standard September quarter 2022 figures show that couples aged around ...

State Super welcomes former Deloitte partner to board

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2022
... products and services for members. Before that Mason held senior roles at Mercer for 24 years and was a director of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA). After 30 years of involvement in both the ASFA board and its executive committee ...

Super heads support capping retirement balances

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2022
... fund executives formed a consensus, other industry leaders remain resolutely opposed to a cap on super balances. SMSF Association chief executive John Maroney said: "We do not and have never supported a cap on superannuation balances." "We did suggest ...