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AFCA changes could impact PI cover cost: FPA

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2019
The Financial Planning Association of Australia is urging AFCA immediately consider and investigate the potential impact of its proposed legacy claims rule on professional indemnity insurance, with fears the cost of PI cover may rise. The FPA is concerned ...

Former super fund investment lead joins consultancy

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2019
... director of Prime Super, La Trobe Financial and the CBHS Health Fund, and volunteers on various committees of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA). Parlevliet's appointment comes at a time of significant expansion for the firm ...

Industry welcomes tax cuts and surplus

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2019
... improve the universality of super, noting women receive on average 40% less super than men. The Financial Planning Association of Australia said the Budget was "balanced" and one "for all Australians." The Governance Institute was pleased with the increased ...

Industry fund strengthens board

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2019
... air traffic controller in the Perth Tower and vice president of the Finance for the Civil Air Operations Officers Association of Australia. AvSuper chair Ben Firkins said: "On behalf of the AvSuper trustee board and staff, I welcome Stephen and Stuart ...

FPA shuffles CRC leadership

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019
The Financial Planning Association of Australia has welcomed a new chair to lead its Conduct Review Commission. The FPA has shuffled the leadership of its Conduct Review Commission, with former deputy chair Dale Boucher appointed chair at the beginning ...

Transparency key to ESG advice success

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2019
... investing journey so their clients can make informed and empowered decisions." According to the Responsible Investment Association of Australia (RIAA), ethical investing quadrupled in Australia between 2014 and 2017. The KPMG Super Insights Report for ...

KPMG partner moves to GROW Super

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2019
... July 2014. He re-joined KPMG in July 2017 as a partner of superannuation advisory. Gee currently serves as the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia's (ASFA) New South Wales state executive committee member. He previously worked at Colonial ...

FASEA welcomes new directors

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2019
... its board. Australian Financial Complaints Authority board member Elissa Freeman and former Financial Planning Association of Australia director Louise Lakomy have been appointed to the board of the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority (FASEA). ...

Superannuation funds flag $113bn merger

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2019
... research and compliance Alex Dunnin said the state of Victoria's defined benefit superannuation obligation (via its association of the Emergency Services and State Super schemes) hit $43.7 billion in 2017-18.

Federal Budget: Industry responds

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2019
... priority by paying super on parental leave, and abolishing the $450 per month super threshold." The Financial Planning Association of Australia remarked that the budget was "balanced" and one "for all Australians." The FPA noted the Budget's tax ...