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Aust and HK strengthen retail ties

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2008
... well as ASIC-registered financial asset schemes except hedge funds. Meanwhile the Investments and Financial Services Association has given the thumbs up to the arrangements. "Mutual recognition of collective investment scheme offerings is a significant ...

Finding integrity in finance

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2008
... Global Investors, Mercer Investment Consulting, and the senior executives of the Investment and Financial Services Association among others at the Deloitte-hosted event. According to Michael Borgholz, chief executive of Alliance Bernstein Australia and ...

Research and rating firms welcome Govt review

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2008
... compliance and we've got conflicts policies and separation entities." Meanwhile, Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) deputy chief executive, John O'Shaughnessy, said it was appropriate that Australia undertook a review in light of the ...

Wayne the nation builder

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2008
... governments and Treasury of this over many years, this is a huge victory for the Investment and Financial Services Association. "The Budget has delivered a progressive reduction in the withholding tax rate from 30 per cent to a 'flat and final 7.5 per ...

CommInsure halves insurance PDS

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2008
... positive from both advisers and customers," said Levinthal. This change comes after the Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) research report suggested a superannuation PDS between 15 and 20 pages in length was the most effective way to ...

Cut PDS to less than 20 pages: study

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2008
Research commissioned by the Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) has revealed that superannuation product disclosure statements (PDS) under 20 pages long are the most effective way to present information to investors. The research conducted ...

Bad genes won't hurt insurance

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2008
... really retail insurance and not what we do," he said. However, according to the Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) deputy chief executive, John O'Shaughnessy, Australia was the first country in the world to adopt an anti-discriminatroy ...

Govt moves in on legacy products

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2008
... Rationalisation Issues Paper, released last year, received 20 submissions. Richard Gilbert, Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) chief executive, supported the minister's plans, adding he wanted customers to be moved into modern products ...

Women-friendly finance tips launched

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2008
... savings need to go further because they tend to live longer." Indeed, Richard Gilbert, Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) chief executive, said providing financial literacy for women was "incredibly important" because they faced completely ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2008
... The Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law, Nick Sherry, will address an Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) lunch. The Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) will hold a media discussion forum. Australian stocks gained ...