FINANCIAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION

Financial planning

Implementation of the Federal Budget superannuation initiatives will result in intense competition between fund managers to develop pension products and services to attra...

Life/Risk

Shadow shopper has revealed a “surprisingly” low percentage of consumers received life insurance advice although, according to industry experts, the responsibility lies o...

Financial planning

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Financial planning

Despite one in five financial planners falling foul of the corporate regulator in its latest shadow shopping exercise, and the resulting negative coverage in the mainstre...

Financial planning

The Investment and Financial Services Association has released a discussion paper it hopes will stimulate debate among its members and in the industry about how assumptio...

Superannuation

The Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) has released its second Policy Options for Retirement Incomes and Long Term Savings report, which contains recomm...

Financial planning

The IFSA Regulatory Affairs Board Committee has outlined its intended approach toward improving regulation for the financial service industry with the release of its Head...

Editorial

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Policy & Regulation

Hopes that the superannuation contributions tax will be scrapped in the next budget have been dampened, with Federal Treasurer Peter Costello today stating a removal of t...

Financial planning

ASIC is not ‘out to get’ the advice industry or restructure it, preferring to work with the industry to help improve standards, according to ASIC commissioner and current...

Editorial

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Financial planning

The Investment and Financial Services Association’s (IFSA’s) influence on financial services policy debates was never more evident, nor better rewarded, than in 2005, whe...

Editorial

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Financial planning

A recent Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) industry forum heard compelling evidence as to why product rationalisation is an issue that will increasingl...

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Interesting. Would be good to know the details of the StrategyOne deal....

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increased professionalism within the industry - shouldn't that say, FAR register almost halving in the last 24 months he...

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Insignia Financial has made four appointments, including three who have joined from TAL, to lead strategy and innovation in its retirement solutions for the MLC brand....

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A former Brisbane financial adviser has been charged with 26 counts of dishonest conduct regarding a failure to disclose he would receive substantial commission payments ...

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Pinnacle Investment Management has announced it will acquire strategic interests in two international fund managers for $142 million....

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