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Yes, no, I don't know

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2012
Those looking for a clearer picture of the state of the US economy will be forgiven for ending up none the wiser following last night's data releases out of America. On this one trading day alone, we witnessed precisely the reason behind Wall Street's ...

Promises and plans

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 SEP 2011
"There's an old saying in Tennessee - I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee - that says, fool me once, shame on - shame on you. Fool me - you can't get fooled again." (George W. Bush) Ok, stop giggling now, we all know what the former US President ...

Super funds to disclose pay, raise board governance: AIST

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2011
... Coast. The new framework, developed by the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) and the Industry Funds Forum (IFF) for non-profit funds urges greater disclosure with a host of recommendations including: Boards to disclose remuneration ...

Super rollovers go electronic

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 28 MAR 2011
... and payments as they changed from one super fund to another. Helen Hewett, executive officer of the Industry Funds Forum (IFF), said the system had processed more than 850 rollovers with 100 per cent accuracy and cleared every application within 48 hours. ...

SuperSA offers members IFFP services

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 12 OCT 2010
Super SA joins the growing number of super funds that offer members the option to have a complete financial plan drawn up and two months since launch, the fund is averaging three appointments per day from enquiring members. The Adelaide-based super ...

Simpler, faster, cheaper rollovers: IFF

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 24 MAY 2010
The Industry Funds Forum has launched an electronic commerce hub aimed at revolutionising super rollovers. IFF unveiled a new electronic commerce hub that aims to cut down processing time, cost, and simplify the process of rollover transfers between ...

Iffy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2010
It was again an "iffy" performance on Wall Street overnight. Wall Street will see share prices rise - at least until the next equity unfriendly news hit - iffy this weekend's US Non-farm Payrolls comes in better than market expectations. Share prices ...

Underinsurance to hit crisis point

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAR 2010
... or injury. The Lifewise research reinforces early research about the nation's insurance problem. According to the 2008 AIST/IFF Survey, the average level of Term & Permanent Disability (TPD) Insurance of a super fund member is $162,000 compared to the ...

Legalsuper reviews financial planning services

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2010
The $1 billion-plus legalsuper is reviewing its financial planning services - including its relationship with Industry Funds Financial Planning - to boost member usage of the fund's advice offerings. Andrew Proebstl, chief executive of legalsuper, said ...

Shadow shop reveals service gap among planners

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2010
A secret "shadow shopping" exercise on the services provided by the Industry Funds Financial Planning (IFFP) group found their advisers are not as good as independent financial advisers (IFAs) and bank-aligned planners. The CoreData report, The Industry ...