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AIST names interim chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAR 2017
... executive Garcia departs on 10 March. In a statement, the AIST said the appointment of Scheerlinck - who's been with the association since 2010 - brings stability and leadership while the search for a new chief continues. The AIST confirmed that applications ...

AustralianSuper manager awarded FINSIA scholarship

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2017
... Super's national professional development committee and a member of the Victorian emerging leaders committee of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia. "I love being part of an industry that plays a key role in the Australian economy and ...

Minto joins EQT board

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2017
... EQT board as a non-executive director is former TAL managing director Jim Minto. He is also a former chair of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA). Minto will join EQT's board risk committee, board audit committee and the remuneration ...

Super funds receive guidance on RG97

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2017
... deadline on new fee and cost disclosure requirements. The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST), the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) and the Financial Services Council (FSC) released the joint RG97 guidance note ...

Fox urges advisers to become professionals

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2017
... 'professional', and encouraged all advisers to start studying, read the code of ethics, and put their opinions forward to the association. "The legislation by applying this code to every practicing adviser is living up to what the public expects under ...

Association and regulator join forces for industry benefit

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2017
... the SMSF Association announced a strategic partnership with one of the biggest financial services regulators. The association has entered a three-year strategic partnership with the Australian Tax Office to ensure effective regulation and integrity of ...

FPA expels and fines dishonest member

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2017
... disciplinary proceedings in the amount of $12,423.39. Tindall first came to the attention of the FPA in 2014 after the association received a complaint relating to his conduct with a client in late 2013. The complaint alleged that Tindall breached four ...

Custodians turn attention to CIVs and MITs

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2017
... jurisdictions where these types of vehicles are a fairly common structure for collective investment," ACSA said. The association also said a host of regulatory, tax and operation changes are likely to shape the course of this year's custody industry. ...

Half of Australian households will be retire ready

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 7 FEB 2017
... according to the latest CommBank Retire Ready Index. The report, which bases their comfortable retirement standard on the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia definition, said that an individual's superannuation savings, combined with personal ...

Slattery steps down from SMSF Association

ALEX BURKE, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2017
... During that period, she presided over the industry's key representative body for the self-managed super sector. "The association is recognised as the pre-eminent organisation in the SMSF community by government, regulators, educators and the industry ...