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SuperEC, the e-commerce initiative to establish a common set of standards for the electronic processing of superannuation related information across fund managers and sup...

Financial planning

AMP Financial Services managing director Andrew Mohl has been re-elected to his second term as chairman of the board of directors for the Investment and Financial Service...

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The Howard Government has been urged to reconsider the state of retirement savings after being returned for a third term in office at the weekend’s election....

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Fund Managers are caught in relationship crossfire. The demand for greater performance and transparency is gathering momentum. Consumers and key players in the food chain...

Financial planning

AMP and Macquarie have suspended business within certain unit trusts amid warnings from the Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) to investors that a numbe...

Financial planning

The asset management industry needs to commit significant time and resources to innovative product research and development in the future, to keep pace with growing consu...

Financial planning

The funds management industry needs an overhaul of small, inactive and low performing products to improve efficiency and customer service, according to two key research f...

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Delays in the release of regulations around the Financial Services Reform Bill (FSRB) is hampering efforts to implement the new regime by the October 1 start date....

Financial planning

Fund managers worried that consumer pressure will force a squeeze on margins can breath a sigh of relief over a survey commissioned by the Investment and Financial Servic...

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The Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) has stepped up its support for the introduction of the proposed growth pension, to fill the existing gap in the m...

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The amount of conferences and seminars run each year can create a huge demand on advisers. Jason Spits asks if the benefits are worth the effort....

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The Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) has rolled out a multi-media disclosure document in a bid to develop a best-practice model for fund man-agers usi...

Financial planning

Financial services groups with global scale and reach will be the big industry winners in coming years, according to AXA Australia chief executive Les Owen....

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The financial services industry is expecting healthy profit growth this year, according to the Investment and Financial Services Association’s (IFSA) annual survey....

Financial planning

Attendees at this year's Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) conference will find it hard to avoid coming face-to-face with the thorny issue of complianc...

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