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IFSA acts to tighten fund manager voting policy

The Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) has released a revamped Standard Investment Management Agreement (SIMA) obliging fund managers to provide superannuation trustees with records of their voting policies. "The new SIMA will serve ...

IFSA launches MfundEC data standards online

The Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) has developed new MFundEC transaction based e-commerce standards to improve the efficiency of the Australian managed funds system through cost reductions from the use of electronic commerce in ...

ASIC launches online managed fund calculator

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) today launched an online calculator to help consumers estimate how fees will affect their investments over time. "Consumers can use this new calculator to shop around for managed funds and ...

IFSA welcomes ASX corporate governance guidelines

The Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) today welcomed the launch of the Australian Stock Exchange's (ASX) corporate governance guidelines. Richard Gilbert, chief executive officer of IFSA, said that the guidelines are overwhelmingly ...

Retirement income funds suffer 13% sales slowdown: IFSA

Total retirement income funds under management increased by 2.3% over the December quarter to $45.7 billion but total sales were down by over 13% for the quarter to $2.4 billion, the Investment and Financial Services Association Limited (IFSA) said ...

IFSA lines up against Labor on voting and disclosure

The Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) today threw its considerable weight against Labor Party proposals that would obligate fund managers and superannuation trustees to vote on all company resolutions and disclose how and why they ...

FPA spells out its commitment to disclosure

Paul Cully The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has outlined its opposition to hidden commissions ahead of next week's Joint Parliamentary Committee on Corporations and Financial Services next week in Canberra. "Secret commissions and benefits undermine ...

Financial services bodies hail FSRA tax relief roll-over

Paul Cully The Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) and the National Insurance Brokers Association (NIBA) have warmly welcomed the Government's move to roll-over capital gains tax (CGT) relief to the new Financial Services Reform Act ...