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AMPFP scraps industry funds

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2006
... research in order to keep them on its approved list meant it was not viable to continue their inclusion. Industry Super Funds (IFS) issued a statement soon after the AMPFP announcement, saying it was "disappointed but not surprised" by the decision. ...

Boomer Budget bonanza

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2006
The 11th Costello Budget, drawing almost universal praise from the superannuation industry, is tailor made to boost savings from lackluster boomers while its red tape reductions should see advisers get back to actually being advisers. "ASFA's calls ...

Proposed super cut will widen inequality for women: IFSA

KATE HAGE  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2006
IFSA has panned a Government task force's proposal to reduce super contributions, a move that may leave working women and casual employees without any superannuation contributions, contributing to widening inequality. Echoing the message sent by Association ...

Labor launches 6-point super plan

KATE HAGE  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2006
The Labor party has announced plans to finetune the nation's superannuation system, targeting lifting retirement income, cutting superannuation taxes and making it simpler for people to consolidate lost super. The Leader of the Opposition, Kim Beazley ...

Industry groups ecstatic over red tape rationalisation proposals

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 10 APR 2006
Industry groups are falling over themselves to applaud government proposals to rationalise government red tape. Last week the Treasurer, Peter Costello announced a range of reforms designed to monitor, control and reduce government red tape that in ...

More bang for bucks with industry super funds

... performance for members in all sectors of the superannuation industry. The research, commissioned by Industry Fund Services (IFS) and undertaken by Rainmaker Information, showed that in the workplace super sector, where the employer plan size is $10 ...

Industry backs tax cut recommendation

A Government initiated think tank has been backed by key industry groups in calling for tax cuts to managed investment trusts and superannuation funded tourism infrastructure projects. The recommendation, which was made to the Minister for Small Business ...

Five out of six Australians lack income protection: CommInsure

A CommInsure survey released this week found that five out of six Australians have inadequate income protection insurance in the case of illness or injury. Alarmingly, the survey also showed that if the respondents were to lose their income for three ...

Super SA partners with IFFP to offer commission-free advice

Starting next month, Super SA will be partnering with Industry Fund Financial Planning (IFFP), a division of IFS, to offer commission-free financial advice to their 180,000 members. IFS general manager David Haynes said that following a tender process ...

FPA appoints new CEO

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has appointed a new CEO to replace Kerrie Kelly who departed on 3 March. Jo-Anne Bloch, formerly deputy CEO of the Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) from 2002-04 and most recently principal ...