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Acorns Australia restructures after $150m milestone

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2018
... under management. Over that time, Acorns achieved multiple milestones: first, it entered into a partnership with the Association of Independently Owned Financial Professionals to create a new Acorns-like app for superannuation contributions, giving Acorns ...

TAL enhances adviser learning hub

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2018
... online curriculum can earn up to 100 Continuing Professional Development (CPD) points. Materials are accredited by the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA), Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) and Tax Practitioners Board (TPB). The academy's ...

FinTech Australia chair steps down

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2018
The founding chair of FinTech Australia stepped down and the association has appointed a replacement. Stuart Stoyan has taken over from Reinventure co-founder and managing director Simon Cant as chair of FinTech Australia on an interim basis. Stoyan ...

FPA clarifies role in shaping existing adviser standards

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2018
... October last year. It was never intended to be the standard for existing financial planners," he said. He added that the association's position on existing financial planners is clearly mapped out in its white paper, using the 100-point plan as a means ...

SMSF members want overseas restrictions lifted

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2018
... and industry funds to breach the 50% test due to their scale and large membership sizes," he said. Maroney said the association proposes that the "active member" test should be excluded from the requirement for any superannuation fund to qualify for ...

FSC calls for inquiry into gig economy and its impact on super

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2018
... superannuation balances for the self-employed, and increases the risk of underinsurance. A discussion paper released by the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia estimated there are about 100,000 workers in Australia who use web-based platforms ...

Asset test rules hurting retirement savings: SMSFA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JAN 2018
... included in the means test (e.g. superannuation) to those that are excluded (e.g. the family home), he added. While the association supports appropriately targeted means testing to ensure the sustainability of the Age Pension, its biggest concern is ...

Former Centra Wealth adviser banned

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 8 JAN 2018
... and has also previously been an authorised representative of Charter Financial Planning. He is also a member of the Association of Independently Owned Financial Professionals. With the ban effective from 22 December 2017, Alafaci has the right to appeal ...

Industry association targets super gaps

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 8 JAN 2018
... achieving 12% in July 2022, and expressed its opposition to a proposed increase in the age pension age to 70 years. The association has also voiced its support of the ATO being made responsible for enforcing non-SG payments made through employers "under ...

Financial advice crucial to industry fund members: Cbus

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 8 JAN 2018
... phone and make the first call to get your finances in order and take the stress away." The fund's agreement with the association allows for Cbus members to meet with an accredited CFP for advice on a fee-for-service basis, free from product incentives ...