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Planner fees for super advice cost $1.3bn

ISN PRESS RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 19 APR 2010
... stark contrast to the "opt out" model being championed by retail super funds. Commenting on the research, ISN CEO David Whiteley said proposals by financial planners and retail funds to replace commissions with ongoing percentage-based fees would do ...

ISN appoints deputy CEO

PRESS RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2010
... appointed Alison McIvor to the roles of deputy chief executive and chief operations officer. ISN chief executive David Whiteley said McIvor brings experience and skills particularly from when she spent over a decade with Australian Retirement Fund (ARF) ...

Risk commission debate heats up

RUTH LIEW AND ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2010
... Principles', the FPA have walked away from their commitment to phase out commissions," said ISN chief executive David Whiteley in a statement. "Rather than seeking to transform the financial planning industry into a profession, the FPA is advocating ...

Super has no competition, no innovation: ISN

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2010
Market failure in superannuation is so profound that the most innovative player is the regulator, said David Whiteley, chief executive of the Industry Super Network. "What you expect to see in competitive markets is innovation. But in super you don't ...

Planners should be fiduciaries: IFSA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2009
... that the planner must act in the best interests of the client and they cannot be influenced by those payments." David Whiteley, executive director of the Industry Super Network said, however, that it's not possible to have such a fiduciary relationship ...

Coalition against commissions

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2009
... commissions on an estimated $300 billion of retirement savings the charter is little more than window dressing," said Whiteley. "Australians' existing retirement savings are being eroded by literally millions of dollars a day because of commissions ...

Industry funds not undermining confidence: ISN

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2009
... the height of the financial crisis. The idea we are undermining confidence is ridiculous," ISN executive director David Whiteley told delegates at the annual conference of the Australian Advisers Association (AFA). "Choice of fund was introduced at the ...

Ripoll to headline AFA conference

... way they work in the not-too-distant future," said Troy Edmondson, AFA conference chair. Panelists also include David Whiteley, executive manager of Industry Super Network; Jim Minto, managing director of Tower Australia; and Robbie Bennetts, chief executive ...

AIST measures investment choice

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2009
... the past few months from Chris Corneil, managing director, Australia and New Zealand at Russell Investments and David Whiteley, executive manager at the Industry Super Network. Meanwhile, Reynolds said the survey highlighted the need for well designed ...

Ban flipping arrangements: ISN

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2009
... ensure informed consent from consumers about such changes to superannuation fees and insurance arrangements," said David Whiteley, spokesperson for the Industry Super Network. The problem facing the industry is that there are no hard and fast rules on ...