Financial planners should be able to access the same class relief as superannuation trustees when providing limited, infra-fund advice, according to the chief executive o...
The degree to which superannuation funds comply with the regulatory constraints surrounding the new intra-fund advice regime will rely on how closely they are watched by ...
Anyone who was surprised by the official line of IFSA on the question of intra-fund advice has now had a reality check....
Former Liberal party leader John Brogden to take on IFSA top job next month....
The Federal Government's move to allow superannuation funds to provide advice to members has served to unite the financial planning industry in voicing its opposition....
Financial planning businesses have traditionally been valued on a multiple of annual recurring revenue, including trail commissions on investments, which clients have his...
IFSA is in discussions with both APRA and ASFA on defining the investment parameters of balanced superannuation funds, according to IFSA chief executive Richard Gilbert....
Commissions may not be extinct in the financial services industry - but they are now a seriously endangered species....
Latest investor confidence index recorded a measure of 2.3, up from -22.3 in the first quarter last year....
Industry Funds Management chairman Garry Weaven has rejected the notion that write-downs for industry funds would occur this year or next....
Financial planning commissions may not be extinct but they are now a seriously endangered species....
The various committees within the Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) have outlined their policy priorities for the 2009-10 financial year. The following...
The Association of Financial Advisers has welcomed the exclusion of insurance from the Investment and Financial Services Association's new superannuation charter....
Will provide a united voice in addressing the conflicts of interest plaguing advisers' reputation....
Industry Funds Financial Planning has strong reservations about the veracity of the Investment and Financial Services Association's proposed fee-for-service model within ...
Amazing ! Between the beginning of licencing Feb 2002 and 2008 this was a very good stable industry.Then the do-gooders...
It couldn't happen to a more worthy organisation - good luck to the heroes coming to clean the place up!...
Yes used the money that should have been invested as if it was his own. Thought he was invincible but the house of cards...