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Self-employed missing super savings

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2016
... compulsory for them to make super contributions it leaves a large portion without suitable plans for retirement. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA), who conducted the research, found self-employed Australians aged 60 to 64 have ...

Wellbeing significantly improved through financial literacy

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016
... wellbeing. The whitepaper, Money, wellbeing and the role of financial advice: A gender based approach, released by the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) with the support of TAL, based on research conducted by the Beddoes institute, found that the ...

SMSF Association partners with Morgans to raise standards

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2016
... stockbroking and wealth management firm Morgans Financial to improve professional standards in the SMSF sector. The association and Morgans have committed to work together to provide a range of education, training and accreditation offerings on SMSFs ...

SMSFA appoints academic to board

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2016
... latter aligning with my keen interest in fintech - and I look forward to being part of the future direction of the Association. "I am confident this superannuation sector will continue to flourish, and I am keen to contribute, especially in my areas ...

AFA heralds adaptability

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2016
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has called for advisers to focus on adaptability if they wish to address changing consumer preferences, the costs of delivering quality advice, technology and industry disruptors. The call follows the conclusion ...

Nominations open for AFA Adviser of the Year

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2016
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) is now taking nominations for its annual Adviser of the Year and Practice of the Year Awards. In its fourteenth year, the AFA Adviser of the Year Award recognises an individual who is excelling in the delivery ...

Advisers encouraged to review changes carefully

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2016
... rules and consider the retrospective nature of these changes particularly around tax and super," De Gori said. The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) chief executive officer, Brad Fox said that the changes to the TTR pensions will require a considerable ...

Acorns app enters superannuation sector

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2016
Micro-investment savings app Acorns has entered into a partnership with the Association of Independently Owned Financial Professionals to create a new Acorns-like app for superannuation contributions. As previously reported in Financial Standard, Acorns ...

Potential budget super alterations welcome

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2016
... of carers be examined. Understandably several super industry representative groups welcomed the Senate report. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) urged the federal government to "commence implementation of at least some of these ...

Associations support adviser standards amendments

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016
... ethical standards of financial advisers have been welcomed by the industry's peak representative groups. Both the Association of Financial Advisers and the Financial Planning Association said they were pleased to see the federal government offer revised ...