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FPA promises continuity in leadership succession

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2015
... "We are still on the same journey." Kendall said that current chief executive Mark Rantall will be appointed to the association's board when he steps down in February 2016. He also highlighted that Dante De Gori, who will take over Rantall's role in ...

Super guarantee charge bundled by red tape repeals

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2015
... contribution, the employer faces a complicated recalculation and also punitive non-deductible charges," Carnell said. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) believes reducing the harshness of the super guarantee charge (SGC) should ...

Government releases final risk reforms package

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2015
... released the final life insurance reforms package. Based on ongoing industry consultation and collaboration with the Association of Financial Advisers, Financial Planning Association and Financial Services Council, the final reforms are broadly similar ...

SMSFs welcome no dumping of LRBAs

DARREN SNYDER  |  SUNDAY, 8 NOV 2015
... government's FSI response was also welcomed by the Self Managed Super Fund (SMSF) Association who said it has always been the association's firm conviction that LRBAs don't pose any systematic risk to the financial system. "Although the government's ...

Club Plus Super increases women on trustee board

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2015
... and is also a non-executive director and treasurer of Girl Guides Australia, and serves on advisory panels for the Association of Superannuation Funds Australia (ASFA) and Australian Cycling Executives. Hogan-Doran is a commercial barrister, recently ...

Embrace change to stay relevant

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2015
... adapt to changes in consumer behaviour, according to author and social researcher Michael McQueen. Speaking at the Association of Financial Advisers National Adviser Conference in Cairns this week, McQueen cited examples of global well-known brands - ...

The power of saying no to difficult advice clients

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2015
... and 2014 Association of Financial Advisers Female Excellence in Advice award winner Kate McCallum. Speaking at the Association of Financial Advisers National Adviser Conference in Cairns, McCallum explained that when her business was at a difficult point ...

The social benefits of advice

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2015
... lies in its social and emotional benefits, according to Effortless Engagement owner Dean Lombardo. Speaking at the Association of Financial Advisers National Adviser Conference in Cairns, Lombardo related how he'd run a workshop with parents of primary ...

AFA gives Education, Michael Murphy awards

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2015
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has given out the 2015 AFA Excellence in Education Award and the Michael Murphy Award. Charles Badenach of Main Street Financial Services has been awarded the 2015 AFA Excellence in Education Award. The award ...

Standing up for risk advisers

ALEX GAMBOTTO-BURKE  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2015
The Association of Financial Advisers remained a part of the Life Insurance Framework discussions to avoid a "lottery" in the Senate, according to chief executive Brad Fox. Speaking at the AFA 2015 National Adviser Conference in Cairns, Fox discussed ...