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FPA to reset membership criteria

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2011
... The organisation is holding a series of roadshows, including tomorrow in Sydney, to explain proposed changes to members. Debate is expected to be lively especially over the proposed new fee structure. The move comes as the organisation looks to stake ...

ATO shifts gears on SMSF regos

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2011
... to significant excess with the brought forward rule," said Peter Burgess, Technical Director, SPAA. There has been much debate around excess contribution, too, with some uncertainty as to what classifies as a concessional contribution, that is 'a contribution ...

FPA slams industry fund 'one track agenda'

ELISE BURGESS, ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2011
... agenda, and with the removal of commission based payments can see no logical reason for continuing this time-consuming debate," said the accompanying release. Showing how venomous the policy fight has become, Rantall's comments come just two days after ...

TOWER, CommInsure tie as top insurers

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2011
TOWER Australia and CommInsure both named Life Company of the Year in the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and Plan for Life awards held yesterday. In a surprise, the two life insurers ranked equal in the main category, with the awards committee ...

Commission ban to widen underinsurance gap: survey

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 11 FEB 2011
... financial adviser, a consumer survey found. The survey differs from previous surveys done on the commission versus fixed fee debate because the respondents are the consumers, not the financial advisers. However, it reinforces what financial advisers ...

Cycling up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 FEB 2011
... the bears use to make the scary spookier. The underemployment rate dropped to 16.1 per cent from 16.7 per cent. And this debate hasn't stopped here. There were counter-arguments and arguments to counter-arguments. "Gloomy glums" argue that the sharp ...

APRA releases 2010 fund level returns

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 FEB 2011
APRA has released its 2010 fund level data league tables, showing that measured by the controversial 'whole of fund' metric that Australia's top funds are the corporate funds Goldman Sachs, CommBank Officers and Worsely Alumina. Sitting in fourth, fifth ...

APRA report sparks fresh debate on boardroom diversity

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2011
... asking questions or raising issues from a different perspective - this is important in the overall quality of discussion and debate and in reaching good decisions." Ann Byrne, chief executive of Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) ...

Movers and shakers of 2010

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 17 DEC 2010
... of the industry. The Cooper Review saw the unveiling of 'MySuper' and pushed commissions to the forefront of marketplace debate. But uncertainty surrounding 'fee for service' lingered throughout the year, highlighted by news that that the average Australian ...

ACCC gives go ahead to SGX-ASX deal

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 DEC 2010
... has approved the Singapore exchange's controversial plans to acquire the local bourse - setting the stage for a volatile debate next year over whether the deal is in the national interest. Approval from the ACCC was not expected to be a major stumbling ...