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FoFA introduced into parliament with some tweaks

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2014
... planning community to prohibit the re-introduction of commissions on investments and superannuation." Industry Super Australia (ISA) executive David Whiteley said that the FoFA reform bill would do more harm than good for the financial advice industry ...

FoFA changes no threat to best interest duty: lawyer

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2014
... FSC directly contradicts that provided by Arnold Block Leibler to Industry Super Australia (ISAs). Amongst other objections, ISA's advice said the removal of the catch-all provision would take away the onus on advisers to "exercise their own judgment". ...

Super is now an economic driver

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2014
Industry Super Australia (ISA) will argue to the Financial System Inquiry (FSI) that superannuation is now a mature contributor to the Australian economy and should be integrated into the nation's economy's macro management infrastructure. The ISA claim ...

PC examines Weaven's 'inverted bid' infra model

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2014
The Productivity Commission (PC) has given qualified support to Industry Super Australia's (ISA's) 'inverted bid' model for investing in greenfield infrastructure projects in its draft report on public infrastructure. Informally known as the 'Weaven ...

PC calls for overhaul of public infrastructure

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014
... Industry Super Australia, whereby a long-term investor would be involved from the beginning of a new infrastructure project. ISA chief investment officer David Whiteley welcomed the PC's report. "We are potentially on the verge of a policy breakthrough ...

Onus on consumers to ask about commissions: Sinodinos

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2014
... protecting consumers "to the extent possible". Sinodinos also responded to legal advice obtained by Industry Super Australia (ISA) critiquing the government's plans to remove a catch-all provision requiring financial advisers to always act in a way that ...

FoFA amendments will reduce quality of advice: lawyer

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2014
... and will "reduce the overall quality of financial advice", according to legal advice obtained by Industry Super Australia (ISA). The advice from law firm Arnold Bloch Leibler, the second piece to be obtained by ISA, advises that removing a 'catch all' ...

ISA spends $9 million on ad campaign

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2014
Industry Super Australia (ISA) has confirmed that it spent around $9 million on advertising in 2013, despite some media reporting a much higher figure. ISA, which represents 15 super funds including AustralianSuper, Cbus, Hesta and HOSTPLUS, confirmed ...

FoFA changes go too far diluting conflicted rem: ISA

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2014
Industry Super Australia (ISA) has argued to a Senate committee that the proposed amendments to the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) "go too far by diluting both the conflicted remuneration prohibition and the best interests duty." ISA deputy chief ...

Sinodinos holds strong on FoFA regs despite legal concerns

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2014
... legislation." The Assistant Treasurer made this statement after the law firm Arnold Bloch Leibler and Industry Super Australia (ISA) said that the amendments to the legislation could be "invalid" and "susceptible to challenge in the courts." "In relation ...