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Financial planning

FORMER Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) chief executive Lynn Ralph has joined with the former chair of the Australian Securities and Investments Commi...

Financial planning

Australia’s major industry associations have welcomed the Government’s push to give regulators sweeping new powers to police the $520 billion superannuation industry with...

Financial planning

AMP chief executive Andrew Mohl has handed over the reins of chairman at the Investments and Financial Services Association (IFSA) to Queensland Investment Corporation ch...

Financial planning

The Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) today announced that the currently vacant role of deputy chief executive officer will be filled by NSP Buck execu...

Editorial

The debate over fees and charges preoccupying industry observers over the past year and a half peaked recently with the launch of the Labor Party’s policy platform includ...

Financial planning

The industry has come out in support of an Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) recommendation that regulations surrounding the use of past performance...

Financial planning

THE Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) will begin a series of campaigns targeting commissions and disclosure in a three-pronged strategy as part of i...

Financial planning

AUSTRALIANS are paying too much for funds under management, and consumers should have the option of paying fees on a performance basis to compensate for underperforming f...

Financial planning

Uncertainty surrounding FSRA licensing requirements continues to prevail, with many corporate super fund trustees still confused as to whether or not they need a license ...

Financial planning

THE uptake of individual managed accounts (IMAs) in Australia will be wholly dependent on whether clients think they are a good investment vehicle, according to Avanteos ...

Financial planning

RESEARCH into super co-contributions, outlined by Dr Vince FitzGerald of the Allen Consulting Group at the Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) conference...

Financial planning

SOME days Venus moves into your first house of harmony, the stars line up in your favour and the universe smiles on you. And some days they don’t....

Superannuation

INDUSTRY reporting standards fall short in providing fair comparisons in the area of superannuation funds, according to Chant West Financial Services director, Warren Cha...

Financial planning

Shadow Minister for Retirement Incomes and Savings Senator Nick Sherry told today’s Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) conference that a Labor governmen...

Financial planning

The fees charged to investors in the retail managed fund market have fallen steadily over the last six years, according to a new study by the Investment and Financial Ser...

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