Massive life insurance gap revealed: IFSA
09 August 2005
There’s a $1370 billion gap between the level of life insurance cover held by Australian families and the level of cover required to shield against financial risk…
09 August 2005
There’s a $1370 billion gap between the level of life insurance cover held by Australian families and the level of cover required to shield against financial risk…
02 August 2005
India is supposed to be one of the “Asian tiger” economies that everyone’s trying to break into…
26 July 2005
The Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) has signalled its approval of discussions to improve anti-money laundering regimes…
26 July 2005
The Financial Planning Association’s Superannuation Committee is developing a submission to a parliamentary economics committee inquiry into the superannuation savings of people…
19 July 2005
Ordinary Australians are regaining their faith in superannuation as a retirement savings tool after the removal of the super surcharge…
19 July 2005
Superannuation assets rose 2.4% in the March quarter to $710 billion, according to APRA…
05 July 2005
Super Choice – the regime that will allow millions more Australians to choose their own superannuation schemes – finally came into action on Friday…
05 July 2005
A unity between the Securities Institute of Australia (SIA) and the Australasian Institute of Banking and Finance is now a firm reality, with members voting unanimously…
28 June 2005
The fundamentals of the Australian life insurance industry were strong last year, and they are likely to stay strong for most of this year, according to the latest Standard & Poor’s report…
28 June 2005
ASIC has issued a guide to help planners and advisers comply with the Corporations Act when they give personal advice about switching super funds…
21 June 2005
With the start date of the Super Choice regime only weeks away, Federal Assistant Treasurer Mal Brough has cut the six-month waiting period some fund members…
21 June 2005
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has called for an end to the additional super contributions tax imposed on middle to high-income earners…
15 June 2005
A series of ads by the Industry Fund Services have had to undergo amendments after ASIC decided they are likely to mislead or deceive audiences…
15 June 2005
Aon Australia has won a $30 million contract to undertake superannuation administration, outsourcing, consulting and insurance services for law firm Minter Ellison…
07 June 2005
Despite receiving a “show cause” letter from APRA in relation to his role as a director of the Axa staff superannuation fund, Axa Asia Pacific Holdings CEO Andrew Penn…
07 June 2005
The Federal Government will examine issues associated with the superannuation savings of people aged under 40…
24 May 2005
Aon Australia has criticised the new choice of superannuation regime – to be introduced on July 1 – because many workers could fall between the cracks…
24 May 2005
The most comprehensive research of its type into death and disability insurance cover in super funds has found insurance costs are inequitable, according to IFSA…
17 May 2005
The Financial Planning Association has hit out at financial services companies using the introduction of Super Choice on July 1 to flog their products…
17 May 2005
The Investment and Financial Services Association says the Federal Budget’s abolition of the super surcharge is great news for Australia’s long-term retirement savings…