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Scaled advice to shape industry future

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2013
The Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reforms will bring an increase of demand for scaled advice over the long term and the cost of advice will go down, Rice Warner research commissioned by Industry Super Network (ISN) found. The report based on modelling ...

Infrastructure trumps other assets over time: ISN

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2013
Infrastructure is the best long-term investment, according to research by the Industry Super Network (ISN). The research shows that $100 invested 15 years ago would be worth $562 today. This makes infrastructure by far the strongest performer over the ...

ISN welcomes financial planner fee guidance

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2013
Industry Super Network has welcomed fee disclosure guidance released last week by the Australian Securities & Investments Commission. Industry Super Network chief David Whiteley said that transparency around financial planner remuneration under the ...

Senior members announced to Industry Super Network board

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2012
Industry Super Network has appointed former Victoria Premier Steve Bracks as chairman of its board. Meanwhile former minister for health, attorney general and treasurer of the NSW parliament Peter Collins will commence as deputy chair. Bracks was Premier ...

ISN expand policy and research team

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2012
Industry Super Network has expanded its policy and research team with two new hires to its Sydney and Melbourne office. Anh Nguyen has been appointed as a policy analyst, financial markets and will be based in Sydney while Mohita Zaheed has been appointed ...

Cbus takes lead on trustee disclosure

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2012
Representative bodies have welcomed a decision by construction industry fund Cbus to disclose how much it pays trustee directors and senior executives in its annual report, due out later this week. It is a move expected to be mirrored in the upcoming ...

ISN blasts FSC's independence policy

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2012
The Financial Services Council's definition of independence is "novel," said David Whiteley, chief executive, Industry Super Network (ISN). Policy released last month by the representative body provided mandatory guidelines that said a majority of directors ...

FOFA passes as industry backs professionalism

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUN 2012
Industry bodies have broadly welcomed yesterday's passage of the FOFA legislation through the Senate, with the focus on codes of conduct effectively setting up the industry for self-regulation amid the push towards professionalism and better consumer ...

Conflict of interest still key issue: ASIC shadow shop

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2012
ASIC has revealed conflict of interest has again emerged as a problem for consumers in its latest shadow shop research on financial advice. The results of the 2011 survey, carried out to test the quality of advice given to consumers in or nearing retirement ...

Disclosure regulations unnecessary: FIRSTSUPER

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2012
The superannuation disclosure debate and industry transparency was raised again yesterday after ASIC promised future guidance for super funds, meanwhile one super fund that already uses disclosure practices has called the actions "unnecessary". Peter ...