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Cap market efficiency plummets

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2014
... revealed that the financial services sector is becoming less efficient at raising capital. The cause of the problem, according to ISA, is that the Australia's capital markets are increasingly focused on trading instruments with itself rather than generating ...

New report stokes 'Compare the Pair' flames

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2014
... to their super for a further eight years had they been a member of an average retail super fund. Industry Super Australia (ISA), the body which represents some of the largest not-for-profit funds, has issued a media release to bring the figures to the ...

ASIC to renew focus on misleading advertising

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2014
... imperative that such advertisements are accurate and do not mislead consumers," the report said. Industry Super Australia (ISA) recently changed the latest campaign of 'Compare the pair' advertisements over ASIC concerns that they were misleading to ...

FSC report warns of default super 'turmoil'

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2014
... January 2015 unless the Government acts to reform the process before the FWC review is completed." But Industry Super Australia (ISA) disagreed. The group's chief executive David Whiteley said the Fair Work Commission process provides a quality filter ...

Senate saves the LISC

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2014
... represented by the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees and Industry Super Australia, led the campaign to keep the tax. ISA chief executive David Whiteley said: "By rebating the tax on superannuation for Australians on less than $37,000, up ...

FoFA disallowance vote will save "millions"

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2014
... industry. The removal of the opt-in will remove millions of dollars in compliance costs," he said. Industry Super Australia (ISA) said that the last- minute deal would leave consumers at risk of conflicted financial advice which isn't in their interests. ...

Labor forces tabling of FoFA regulations

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2014
... majority in the Senate and had avoided tabling the regulations that came into effect on July 1, 2014. Industry Super Australia (ISA) chief executive David Whiteley welcomed the move by Labor and said: "Industry super funds, with over five million members ...

What happened to the ISA-FSC accord?

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2014
In July last year Industry Super Australia (ISA) chief executive David Whiteley stood alongside Financial Services Council (FSC) chief executive John Brogden and announced that the two wings of superannuation would be burying the hatchet. They wouldn't ...

Palmer to oppose abolition of LISC

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2014
... super by up to $500 per year." Palmer's announcement also comes after a video campaign organised by Industry Super Australia (ISA) publicised the issue via social media. In a statement, ISA said: "Industry Super Australia enthusiastically welcomes comments ...

ISA FoFA report sparks industry outrage

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2014
Industry Super Australia (ISA) report 'Commissions by Another Name' has sparked outrage among some industry stakeholders, which have labelled it as wrong, inaccurate and misleading. "Consumers are being misled by a scare campaign on [the Future of Financial ...