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FPA checklist to guide members on super switching

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2007
... consulted with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), the Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) and the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) before finalizing the checklist. "This is a good example ...

Industry catches on to IFSA/FPA code

NICK OLIVER  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2007
An assessment by the Financial Planning Association (FPA) and Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) has revealed almost universal compliance levels for the IFSA/FPA Joint Code of Practice on Alternative Forms of Remuneration, devised ...

SMSFs are about control not speculation: IFSA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2006
... than higher risk. The survey, conducted by research firm Investment Trends for the Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA), found 51 per cent of all SMSF investors were 55 or younger. But the proportion is contracting as high net worth members ...

Ban default super funds: FPA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 OCT 2006
... sub-optimal," said Hill. Senator Brandis acknowledged these concerns when he asked the Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) during its appearance at the Inquiry, "Do we need to introduce a boundary between information and advice?" David ...

Not-for-profits need to engage with industry: IFSA

KATE HAGE  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2006
Speaking at the Catholic Social Services Australia Conference on Wednesday, Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) chief executive officer, Richard Gilbert, urged the not-for-profit sector to get more involved with industry to help underpin ...

ING to sponsor F1 Renault racing team

... Operation of the Superannuation Industry. Richard Gilbert, chief executive of the Investment and Financial services Association (IFSA), said, "We've written to [the] Inquiry to say any doubts should be clarified. [But] yes there should advertising." ...

MLC analyst bags 2006 Future Leaders Award

... Mahalingam, has won the inaugural Future Leaders Awards, a joint initiative by the Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) and Deloitte to recognise the voice of industry professionals aged under 30. The IFSA/Deloitte Future Leaders Awards ...

ACCC should regulate fund advertising: IFSA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 9 OCT 2006
... competition regulator the Australian Consumer and Competition Commission (ACCC), said the Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) in their submission to the Parliamentary Inquiry into super. IFSA's argument is that while advertising is commercially ...

ING appoints ex-MLC chief underwriter

... Life Assessment Officers' Discussion Group in Melbourne. He was also a member of the Investments & Financial Services Association (IFSA) Life and Risk Board Committee for a number of years. Michelle Baltazar

Financial services exports trailing economy

KATE HAGE  |  MONDAY, 14 AUG 2006
... services exports, saying we are missing a potential growth opportunity. Speaking to the Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) annual conference, Rudd quoted Australian Bureau of Statistics estimates showing financial services export performance ...