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IFSA get set to push product rationalisation

Product rationalisation is high on the agenda for IFSA next year, with estimates that if the reforms it suggests are successful it will save the industry between $120 million and $350 million a year in compliance costs. IFSA's December 2005 report outlines ...

Zurich to launch Life Risk Factory

... says. Perhaps it is the industry's Luddite-like traits that compounded the country's massive underinsurance. According to IFSA's research, 60 per cent of individuals with dependent children, or almost all of 'middle Australians', do not have enough life ...

Super splitting to go ahead in new year

... their own control and to have their own income in retirement." Industry delegates have also welcomed the initiative, with IFSA Deputy CEO, John O'Shaughnessy, saying it recognised the fact that most couples approach retirement planning together and will ...

Asteron stand alone on TPD and upgrade policy benefits

... enhancements to Asteron's insurance range have been driven by the results of the Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) insurance research that showed too many Australians feel insurance is too expensive while they also believe it is not ...

Macquarie pilots life insurance system

... insurance with their clients," According to a recent study commissioned by the Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA), a tiny four per cent of Australian parents have enough life insurance cover to sustain their family's lifestyle if either ...

Unit pricing the right way

... initiative, particularly as it incorporates many suggestions already proposed by the Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA). IFSA CEO, Richard Gilbert, said, "From a commercial perspective, the guidelines are sensible and reinforce IFSA's ...

Government to allow super splitting

... welcomed the initiative with John O'Shaughnessy, Deputy Chief Executive of the Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA), saying, "IFSA has long supported the principle that couples should be able to plan effectively for retirement together&The ...

Too many mothers missing out on insurance: IFSA

... not have enough insurance cover, according to research commissioned by the Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA). IFSA's chief executive officer Richard Gilbert blames the alarming statistic on the widely-held belief that life insurance ...

Retirees to benefit from pension rule changes

... pension payments will be updated to reflect increased longevity", said the Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) chief executive officer Richard Gilbert. "The current payment factors are based on life expectancy numbers from 1992, so it's ...

Investors get new platform for proxy voting

... busy AGM period of October and November. The launch of the product follows the Investment Financial Services Association's (IFSA) recent release of its practice note - IFSA Standard 13 - requiring fund managers to report on proxy voting activity. Comprehensive ...