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Super surcharge finally abolished in new Senate

Legislation to abolish the superannuation surcharge has now been passed in the new Senate. The measure follows the government's initiatives to boost superannuation savings including an expanded co-contribution scheme to encourage low and middle-income ...

ADPIA applauds abolition of NSW vendor tax

The Australian Direct Property Investment Association (ADPIA) has welcomed the NSW Government's decision to scrap the vendor tax believing the move will stimulate further investment in property syndicates. Until now all transactions involving the sale ...

High income earners take advantage of super surcharge abolition

Following the abolition of the superannuation surcharge for higher income earners and recent reductions in personal income tax, new research from the Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) has revealed more than half of Australians surveyed ...

Sunsuper hits back at IFSA report

Sunsuper's chief executive officer Don Luke has responded to the recent Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) report warning employers and individuals to "look behind the labels" when choosing a superannuation fund. The second IFSA research ...

Finance Industry Council of Australia formed

A new financial services body called the Finance Industry Council of Australia (FICA) has been formed with its members being made up of some of the industry's leading professional associations. FICA's aim is to facilitate higher level responses to the ...

IFSA report compares super fund features and services

The Investment & Financial Services Association (IFSA) has released a new report detailing the varying features and levels services offered by superannuation funds to assist employees in their approach to choice of fund. Chant West Financial Services ...

IFS changes advertisements to suit ASIC

Industry Fund Services (IFS) will be allowed to advertise on behalf of industry superannuation funds after it gave the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) an enforceable undertaking late Friday. The enforceable undertaking follows ...

Industry bodies in joint move to improve financial literacy

The Australian Bankers' Association (ABA), the Financial Planning Association (FPA) and the Investment & Financial Services Association (IFSA) have worked together to released a guide to help employees improve their financial literacy in the lead up ...

Industry funds in talks with ASIC over ads

Industry Fund Services (IFS) is in the process of scheduling 'urgent discussions' with the Australian Securities Investments Commission (ASIC) following the regulator's demand to pull its industry fund advertisements late last week. ASIC has confirmed ...

Gov to refine FSR by year end

The Federal Government hopes to have in place its refinements to the 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 ...