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IIFA pledges global reporting standards

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2007
The International Investment Funds Association has vowed to support development of a better investment fund reporting system at its 21st annual meeting, which concluded in Sydney last Friday. The 76 delegates, representing 35 different national investment ...

ME quadruples fixed income FUM

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2007
... income offerings out there." Bekiaris also said their private equity fund was also developing well, following the purchase of IFS in January.

IFSA to release new guidelines

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2007
The Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) is set to launch three new guidelines covering fraud and security, business continuity and disaster recovery. IFSA chief executive Richard Gilbert said the guidelines would be launched "in the ...

Australians top list but still underinsured

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2007
Despite a generally blasA(C) attitude to risk, and 64 per cent underinsurance, Australia still ranks as one of the developed world's best insured nations, according to a new AXA report. The 2007 AXA Protection Report compared attitudes to life risks ...

Consumers worry about value, not fees

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 OCT 2007
A new survey has re-affirmed that fees aren't a problem for consumers but perceptions of being overcharged and underserviced are. The latest survey conducted by the Neilson research group for ING found clients will pay for quality advice as long as ...

Green paper bags top IFSA/Deloitte award

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2007
Ben Hare, equities dealer at Goldman Sachs JBWere Asset Management, has won the IFSA/Deloitte Future Leaders Award for his research paper on the implications of climate change on the investment industry. Each of the 13 candidates needed to be under ...

Fees drive super switchers

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2007
A new survey from the Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) has stated the majority of people who switch funds do so due to brand power and fees. The survey, titled 'Super Decisions: Communicating with Customers and Effective Disclosure' ...

Investors better off without legacy

Three months after the government issued a consultation paper outlining ways to rationalise more than 6,000 legacy investment products, industry body Investment and Financial Services Association has submitted its own list of recommendations. Back in ...

AMP names new chief

AMP appointed the head of its largest division as the successor to long-time chief executive Andrew Mohl. Craig Dunn, the current managing director of AMP Financial Services, will be the new chief executive effective 1 January next year, after seven ...

New PDS cuts to the chase

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2007
The Federal Government's new 'incorporation by reference' rules allow enhanced communication between companies and investors, while ensuring members can access desired information faster, according to Mercer. Announced last week, the new rules mean ...