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ASIC should adopt dollar-base performance metrics: ISN

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2006
The Industry Super Network (ISN) has called on the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) to cut through incessant debates about how we measure super fund performance by adopting a 'net benefit to member' (NMTM) model focusing on the ...

Compare the pair: Weaven vs Lambert

Journalist and moderator Bob Gottliebsen called it "the main event" of this year's Financial Planning Association (FPA) conference and the attendees weren't disappointed as Industry Fund Services (IFS) chair, Garry Weaven, and Count Financial chair ...

Whose side are you on, asks ASIC

... Lucy talked about a range of issues concerning the industry including conflicts of interest, the commission versus fees debate and the value of advice. Lucy said that in contrast to the old days, planners are no longer merely 'distributors' of financial ...

FPA should lead not follow: Bloch

The Financial Planning Association's (FPA) chief executive, Jo-Anne Bloch, has called on FPA members to lead the debate on the challenges facing the industry in her opening address at the annual FPA conference today. "We need to lead the debate instead ...

Advisers are like architects: AFA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2006
In debates about advice, regulation and meeting consumer needs, the toughest thing has been explaining to consumers what advisers actually do. Richard Klipin, chief executive of the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA), yesterday told the Parliamentary ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2006
Just released data on housing finance for owner occupation shows that in seasonally adjusted terms there was a 2.3 per cent decrease in the total value of housing commitments excluding alterations and additions but a significant increase of commercial ...

ACCC should regulate fund advertising: IFSA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 9 OCT 2006
... matter and the determination of member benefit is a difficult question that without further clarification will be subject to debate and inconsistent practice. [But] ASIC is not a competition regulator," the IFSA submission explained. However, while IFSA ...

Men are better savers than women: Citibank

... have a better lifestyle come retirement because they tend to save more and save earlier than women. The Mars versus Venus debate reared its ugly head once again at the latest Citibank Retirement Index survey, a comprehensive bi-annual study on consumer ...

Industry funds save 26 per cent in fees: study

... that industry funds deliver 26 per cent more in retirement savings than retail master trusts due to lower fees, refueling debate on how super funds deliver value-for-money to their members. Superannuation research firm SuperRatings has conducted a fee-comparison ...

Fees versus commission not an issue

The fees versus commissions debate is much ado about nothing according to an online survey which found that majority of financial planners say it's disclosure that counts. A Zurich Financial Services Australia (Zurich Australia) online survey of financial ...