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IFSA calls for super in parental leave

IFSA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAR 2010
Investment & Financial Services Association (IFSA) is calling on the government to include superannuation in any parental paid leave scheme after research found Australian mothers typically accumulate much less retirement savings than men. Research ...

Underinsurance to hit crisis point

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAR 2010
... Social and Economic Modelling (NATSEM) at the University of Canberra. NATSEM's Dr. Simon Kelly released the findings at the IFSA Life Insurance Conference in Sydney this morning. IFSA is the industry body behind Lifewise, an insurance industry-wide campaign ...

CFS appoints former Russell head of super

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAR 2010
... roles, she is on the independent advisory board of the Australian Government's Financial Literacy Foundation and a member of IFSA's marketing and distribution board committee. Her background comes in handy as 70 per cent of CFS' businesses are superannuation-based ...

IFSA and Deloitte launch Future Leaders award

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2010
The Investment & Financial Services Association and Deloitte have launched the IFSA/Deloitte Future Leaders Award - encouraging young financial services executives to submit ideas on how to solve some of Australia's toughest economic issues. Sarah Woodhouse ...

GSJBWAM joins IFSA board

PRESS RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2010
Ian Ward-Ambler, managing director at Goldman Sachs JBWere Asset Management, has been appointed to the IFSA board, replacing Anne O'Donnell, former managing director at Australian Ethical Investment, who has resigned. This announcement comes after Anne ...

IGR signals tax and health reform

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2010
... improvement in productivity." To pay for this the government will need active participation by the private sector, which is why IFSA this week released its latest report calling for an increase in compulsory superannuation contributions. However, it ...

Retirement savings shortfall worsens: IFSA

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2010
... retirement savings gap has blown out from $452 billion six years ago to $695 billion, according to new research commissioned by IFSA. The latest research by IFSA undertaken by Rice Warner Actuaries showed Australians face a massive savings shortfall ...

Former Asgard Wealth head moves to Masterkey

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2010
... relationships, in addition to the managing the legal and tax teams. He received the Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) Industry Excellence Award for lifetime contribution to the financial services industry in 2008. As Masterkey's general ...

Johnson Report maps out new world order

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2010
... Meanwhile, John O'Shaughnessy, deputy chief executive of industry body, the Investment & Financial Services Association (IFSA), welcomed the proposal to create an Asian funds management passport, which allows for better cross-border investing and regulation. ...

Rationalise me

MEDIA RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2009
... comments from the public on the framework and the proposed mechanisms. The Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) has welcomed the release of the paper. IFSA also notes that superannuation funds will be excluded from initial consideration ...