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IFSA adds two to board

NICK OLIVER  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2007
The Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) has appointed two senior industry executives as new board members. Maria Wilton joins the board from Franklin Templeton Investments where she is currently managing director. Brian Bissaker fills ...

Morningstar buys S&P managed fund data business

Listed investment research group Morningstar has acquired Standard & Poor's (S&P) mutual fund data businesses globally for $70 million ($US55 million) in cash, a move that effectively gives Morningstar a 'monopoly' on managed funds data in Australia. ...

FPA checklist to guide members on super switching

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2007
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has released a checklist for its members working with clients on switching their superannuation. The checklist focuses on information gathering and comes in response to concern over legislative requirements for ...

Industry catches on to IFSA/FPA code

NICK OLIVER  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2007
An assessment by the Financial Planning Association (FPA) and Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) has revealed almost universal compliance levels for the IFSA/FPA Joint Code of Practice on Alternative Forms of Remuneration, devised ...

Compare the pair: Weaven vs Lambert

... 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, Barry Lambert, debated the role of advice in the super choice era. The ...

SMSFs are about control not speculation: IFSA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2006
A new survey has found half of all self managed super fund members are aged 55 or younger who want control over their money rather than higher risk. The survey, conducted by research firm Investment Trends for the Investment and Financial Services Association ...

Ban default super funds: FPA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 OCT 2006
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has called for default super fund selections to be banned because they block consumers from developing customised retirement strategies. Speaking at the first day of public hearings in Sydney for the Parliamentary ...

Not-for-profits need to engage with industry: IFSA

KATE HAGE  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2006
Speaking at the Catholic Social Services Australia Conference on Wednesday, Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) chief executive officer, Richard Gilbert, urged the not-for-profit sector to get more involved with industry to help underpin ...

ING to sponsor F1 Renault racing team

In a move that makes arguments about whether local super funds should be allowed to advertise pale into insignificance, ING Group has just announced a three year deal with the Renault Formula 1 motor racing team to be their global naming rights sponsor. ...

MLC analyst bags 2006 Future Leaders Award

MLC investment analyst, Myooran Mahalingam, has won the inaugural Future Leaders Awards, a joint initiative by the Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) and Deloitte to recognise the voice of industry professionals aged under 30. The ...