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Retirement income funds suffer 13% sales slowdown: IFSA

... 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 today. "The decrease in sales for the final quarter of 2002 could be attributed to a number of factors ...

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 ...

Coonan resilient on super surcharges, co-contribution

... government's position on superannuation surcharges and co-contribution in the wake of stinging criticism last from the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) that the Government was "not living up to its election commitments to provide ...

Investors shy away from risk as losses kick in: AIM

... to sectors asset classes such as property, a stellar performer over recent years. Addressing the Financial Planners Association conference in Brisbane, Beveridge said that 'balanced' funds typically had a property allocation of around five per cent. ...

ASFA lambasts government on super tax policy

John Fernando The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) today criticised the Federal Government for "not living up to its election commitments to provide a better retirement future for Australians." ASFA said that spending on defence ...

Self Managed Super Funds to grow 200% by 2010: TSG

... specialists The Strategist Group (TSG). Abbott will tomorrow tell the Queensland State Conference of the Financial Planning Association that this explosive predicted growth makes SMSFs the fastest growing sector in the industry. It also provides "a unique ...

Bearish investors have the edge on professional advisers: survey

... their own advice instead of their financial advisers, a joint survey by Adviser Ratings and the Australian Investors Association (AIA) claimed today. The survey, which has been going since July 2002, asks investors and advisers for their opinion on market ...

APRA and what it means in 2003: Littrell speaks out

... financial landscape as it tries to find a balance between effective surveillance and interference. Addressing the Global Association of Risk Professionals luncheon in Sydney on Thursday, Littrell said the stinging criticism directed at APRA in the wake ...

Planners concede need for tighter policing: Adviser Ratings

... research group Adviser Ratings. In a survey of 700 planners conducted in the wake of the damning Australian Consumers Association (ACA)/Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) report, Adviser Ratings said that 94 per cent thought that ...

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 ...