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FPA chief to champion planner needs

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2010
... needs of FPA members. Rantall, who is on leave ahead of taking on the role, said he is meeting with the association's membership and board to get a better understanding of their strategy and concerns. Improving transparency in how financial planners ...

KiwiSaver eggs more savings, but not enough

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2010
... the option they chose when they joined. "Though a record number have signed up for KiwiSaver, few have linked their membership with how they are set up for retirement. We need to be much more proactive to ensure KiwiSaver helps us achieve what we want," ...

Cooper wants collectables banned from SMSFs

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2010
SMSFs should be banned from including collectables and 'personal use' assets into their fund and will be subject to tougher penalties if they break the rules, according to the preliminary recommendations of the Cooper Review released today.In the SMSF ...

FPA and AFA back members to remain in industry

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 27 APR 2010
... possible some financial planners will leave the industry as a result of the government's decision but the association's membership is already adopting some of the reforms. Sanders said the association is working with its membership to move to a fee-for-service ...

Pillar sets new foundations

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2010
... shaping up to be a "turnaround year" for the group, after five consecutive years of wafer-thin margins despite a strong membership base. "This was due to productivity improvements. We've reduced costs, made key strategic appointments... and we are picking ...

Pillar chooses decimal

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2010
... executive of Pillar said the technology will allow Pillar's client funds to communicate with large sections of their membership base using the tech firm's personalised URL (PURL) ability. "The fact that fund members can choose to self-start was also ...

Angel in the detail: Cooper's cost cutting measures

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAR 2010
... system, $1,000 was a meaningful [amount]. In the case of the funds we looked at, like REST, which has a very, very large membership, with casuals, it's actually costing a fund an absolute fortune to administer those members [with less than $1,000]," ...

AvSuper rolls out conservative growth option

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAR 2010
... employees and former employees of Airservices Australia and the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA). AvSuper opened membership to the general public from 1 July 2005 and currently has more than 5,500 members and funds under management in excess of ...

Advisers to boost political clout

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2010
... executive of the FPA, said: "Unlike the AFA, the FPA's principal members are also committed to the FPA through contractual membership, which has a set of professional obligations attached to it. So the FPA has a very close and engaged relationship with ...

Aviva Investors and Cbus win awards

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAR 2010
... executive, Asia Pacific at Aviva Investors. Cbus won the superannuation category for the fund's governance structure and membership servicing. "During an economic boom it's easy to look good as everyone is swept up in the rising tide. A good organisation ...