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Never mind the length, look at the readability

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2007
... read their PDS's, according to new research conducted by Investment Trends for the Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA). In the research, investors who had recently switched funds were surveyed for their reasons for doing so, as was the ...

Industry groups get smart

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2007
The Australian Bankers' Association (ABA), Financial Planning Association (FPA) and the Investment & Financial Services Association (IFSA) have updated their consumer financial literacy guide - Smarter Super - Invest in your future and make the most ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2007
... Trans-Tasman Business Circle lunch, Telstra chief executive Sol Trujillo speaks at an Australian Information Industry Association lunch in Sydney. Babcock & Brown Communities Group and explorer Dragon Mining Gold Ltd list on the Australian stock exchange. ...

New reverse mortgage broker group sets sail

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 30 JUL 2007
... are also required to hold Reverse Mortgage Consultant accreditation from SEQUAL (Senior Australian Equity Release Association of Lenders), the reverse mortgage governing body. They are also required follow the MFAA's Equity Release Code of Proper Process ...

Super boomtimes as confidence goes stratospheric

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2007
... while booming returns mean it's never been happier. It's having long term impacts too as analys released by AMP in association with Access Economics has found that Australians are now better prepared for retirement than previously thought, with two-thirds ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2007
... the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index was up 14 points to 6345. Today, the Housing Industry Association's trades report for June quarter is released. In Sydney today, Westpac Banking Corp chief executive Dr David Morgan will speak ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2007
... vacancies index and AMP and Access Economics will launch their analysis of superannuation in Australia. In Sydney, the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) chief executive Philippa Smith will give a farewell address at ASFA luncheon. ...

FPA lends farmers a helping hand

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2007
The chair of the Financial Planning Association (FPA), Corinna Dieters, yesterday announced a pilot project for planners to help drought affected farmers free of charge, potentially the first of many pro bono projects for needy Australians. Dieters ...

IFSA tackles investment calculators

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2007
The Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) has released a new guidance note on best practice for providers of financial and investment calculators. Guidance Note No.21 Calculators - Best Practice Guidance addresses issues of variations ...

Absolute differences among hedge funds

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2007
... return of less than 50 cents in the dollar to unit holders. A representative of the Alternative Investment Management Association, Damien Hatfield, said there were only two other local hedge funds that had the same investment profile as Basis Capital ...