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Count and SPAA partner to provide SMSF training

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014
... efficiently to meet their personal goals." Slattery said that the partnership with Count will also benefit SPAA's broader membership, adding to the network of specialist SMSF professionals. "With Count's strong focus on accountants, there is a natural ...

FEATURE: Facing the perfect storm

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014
... the situation that the industry faces: "We're in the midst of a perfect storm," AustralianSuper group executive of membership Paul Schroder says. Overall life insurance net profit after tax in the year to December 31, 2013, fell to $2.1 billion, a decrease ...

AMP's Charter names advice award winners

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2014
... focus on continual professional development, has shown a long term commitment to representing the industry through membership of various industry bodies." Charter Financial Planning Managing Director Kevin Stone said. Bateman served on the Association ...

Industry funds spend millions on advertising

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2014
... the not-for-profit funds must act. Cbus chief executive David Atkin answered this question by arguing that increasing membership and FUM added to the fund's scale. "Growing scale works in members' interest by providing greater investment options, defraying ...

Smaller funds don't need to merge: legalsuper CEO

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2014
... catering to smaller super funds, and potentially better group insurance deals. In contrast to larger funds, which have a membership with a non-uniform risk profile, he said legalsuper has been able to retain a good deal on its group insurance. "Despite ...

Premium Wealth adds QLD boutique practice

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2014
Premium Wealth Management has added Queensland-based practice Total Solutions Group to its dealer group membership base. Total Solutions Group is the advice arm of Save on Tax accounting firm and was born to service the financial and lending needs of ...

AustralianSuper insurance premiums to rise by 35%

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014
... costs. The 35% price hike is due to come in at the end of March and was confirmed by AustralianSuper group executive of membership Paul Schroder. He told Financial Standard that the decision made due to the fact that policy costs had increased. "Australia's ...

ISA spends $9 million on ad campaign

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2014
... a cost-effective way of communicating to our 6 million members (and any prospective members) about the benefits of membership, with a negligible cost impact." This follows news that ISA has put out a tender for an advertising buyer, following the renewal ...

WA Super appoints Shanahan as chair

HARRY PAGE  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2014
... Government Super, has undergone changes such as a fund overhaul and a rebrand. The overhaul will expand the fund's membership base so to include all Western Australian employees and businesses. WA Super currently has over 44,000 members and is the only ...

Guardian lowers PI insurance premiums for planners

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2014
... business practices". According to a Guardian Advice release the key attributes of a sustainable advice businesses are: membership to professional associations professional education and development beyond mandatory requirements for advisers; building ...