All eyes on ABS housing finance data: PIPA chair Ben Kingsley urges regulators to move cautiously

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The release tomorrow of Housing Finance data for July by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) will be an important economic indicator for the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and... Read more continue reading

ASIC launches new divorce and separation resources to support financial decisions

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New online resources – the Divorce and Separation Financial Checklist and the Asset Stocktake Calculator – developed by ASIC will help people navigate the financial aspects of divorce and separation.... Read more continue reading

Keeping the peace aim of good estate planning

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The goal of good estate planning is to avoid arguments after someone’s death, Scott Hay-Bartlem, a partner at the Cooper Grace Ward law firm and SMSF Association Specialist told the... Read more continue reading

AFA Female Excellence in Advice Award semi-finalists announced

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The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and TAL have announced the semi-finalists in the 2016 AFA Female Excellence in Advice Award (the Award). Developed in 2011 as a joint initiative... Read more continue reading

Insufficient requests for AFA EGM

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The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has reviewed the 230 forms received calling for an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) and has found that over 100 of the forms are invalid.... Read more continue reading

AFA to validate EGM request

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The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has received a number of forms calling for an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM), purported to represent at least 5% of the voting membership of... Read more continue reading

SMSF specialists ‘committed’ to professionalism

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There is a growing commitment by SMSF specialists to be a professional in this critically important superannuation sector, says SMSF Association Managing Director/CEO Andrea Slattery. Speaking at the end of... Read more continue reading

AFA members unite to shape future

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Prompted by its 60% growth in membership, the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has launched several key initiatives to unite members, share experiences and influence the future of the profession.... Read more continue reading

AFA Responds to Call for Constitutional Change

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The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) is calling on members to reject a call from an adviser, via the Life Insurance Customer Group (LICG), for an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM)... Read more continue reading

AFA and Asteron Life announce AFA Excellence in Education award finalists

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The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and Asteron Life (Asteron) have announced the 2016 Finalists for the AFA Excellence in Education Award (the Award). The finalists are: Stephen Nielsen, Ascent... Read more continue reading