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Gov to refine FSR by year end

... Financial Services Reform (FSR) Act by the end of the year, Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury Chris Pearce told an IFSA member lunch yesterday. "To my mind FSR is a basically sound framework. But I believe it can be even better if some of the rough ...

Insurance maybe the key factor to Choice

The Investment & Financial Services Association (IFSA) believes the quality of death and total and permanent disability (TPD) insurance coverage could be as big a factor for superannuation fund members to consider, when selecting a fund under the Choice ...

Super budget for funds management

... accumulate financial assets to offset the government's unfunded superannuation liabilities of around $140 billion by 2020. "IFSA is also pleased to see that the Future Fund will have an independent board and will not be subject to investment constraints," ...

Government releases FSR refinements

... practitioner members about the workability and unintended consequences of FSR." The Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) was also pleased with the FSR amendments. In particular the body was impressed that issuers of products would no ...

SwimEC off to flying start

... participating superannuation funds. "In the context of choice this is the big issue,' Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) chief executive officer Richard Gilbert said at the launch. The Standard was officially launched by Minister for ...

IFSA claims superannuation fees down but debate fires up

The Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) has released figures and analysis claiming that superannuation fees and charges have fallen across the industry and the price differences between some retail and industry funds is very close. ...

Colonial launches new initiatives in response to choice

... to the fund. Colonial's Direct Credit facility makes it one of the first companies to offer a direct credit facility under IFSA sponsored SwimEc initiative. The direct credit facility will allow investors to make contributions to their own funds using ...

IFSA says international tax bill will attract $15 billion in capital inflow

IFSA has welcomed the passage of the New International Tax Arrangements Bill through the Senate, which will pave the way for the removal of capital gains withholding tax on income repatriated overseas. "We expect the measure to attract some $15 billion ...

Super choice will place more emphasis on planners' professional development

... the forefront of learning. We are well positioned to offer much of our training in-house or through our links with the FPA, IFSA, AFSA and the Securities Institute. At the moment more than 82% of our advisers are CFPs so the new measures will deliver ...

FPA pushes members to adopt tighter conflict of interest guidelines

... to deal with conflicts of interest. The first two phases were completed during 2004 and were marked by the release of the IFSA/FPA Code of Practice on Alternative Remuneration in the Wealth Management Industry and Industry Guide on Rebates and Related ...