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Labor supports financial services export push

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2007
... Regional Development, Simon Crean, has announced the Labor party's support for the Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) May discussion paper on exporting Australia's financial services. Speaking at an IFSA lunch, Crean said Labor would ...

Shorter PDSs are go

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2007
... a wider reform package, the industry welcomed the regulations at the time, with Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) chief executive officer Richard Gilbert calling it "a sound package". Allan Kenny, general manager of product and investment ...

IFSA names three for industry excellence

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 AUG 2007
... QIC's Angela Keane have been awarded the coveted Industry Excellence awards from the Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA). Kerr, who is head of claims at Asteron Life Limited, received his award for his work in focusing on under-insurance ...

Labour calls for fin services tax reforms

... reforms to help Australia become the centre of funds management in Asia. Speaking at the Investment & Financial Services Association's (IFSA) annual conference this year, Bowen said they would refer their proposals of a new managed investments tax regime ...

Never mind the length, look at the readability

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2007
... read their PDS's, according to new research conducted by Investment Trends for the Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA). In the research, investors who had recently switched funds were surveyed for their reasons for doing so, as was the ...

Industry groups get smart

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2007
... Australian Bankers' Association (ABA), Financial Planning Association (FPA) and the Investment & Financial Services Association (IFSA) have updated their consumer financial literacy guide - Smarter Super - Invest in your future and make the most of your ...

IFSA tackles investment calculators

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2007
The Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) has released a new guidance note on best practice for providers of financial and investment calculators. Guidance Note No.21 Calculators - Best Practice Guidance addresses issues of variations ...

Become fin services hub or miss the boat: IFSA

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2007
... or risk missing out on large future economic gains, according to a reporty by the Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA). According to the Lateral Economics/IFSA report, despite being the fourth largest financial services industry in the ...

Super contributions jump 42 pct to $114b

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2007
... with consumers through improved services or fee discounts. According to the latest Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) fee report, fees paid to the superannuation industry have been growing at $1.2 billion per year. "Hopefully individuals ...

Advisers have 30 days to issue SoA

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2007
... advice being given, however all other rules and regulations remain unchanged. The Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) was one organization that welcomed the interim arrangements. "Clearly there is pressure building in the advice space ...