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Still a lucky country: research

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2009
... finances to improve next quarter compared with only 3.7 per cent bracing for the worst, research shows. This week industry body IFSA and research firm CoreData have released their quarterly investor sentiment research. The report gives an insight on ...

Planners should be fiduciaries: IFSA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2009
IFSA chief executive John Brogden said financial planners should have fiduciary responsibilities to always act in their clients' best interests, regardless of how they are remunerated. Speaking during a major interview on ABC's Business Lateline last ...

Coalition against commissions

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2009
... opportunity to transform the financial planning industry into a "genuine profession". The coalition's campaign comes a day after IFSA unveiled its new Superannuation Charter, which ushers a new era on advice remuneration and disclosure. Under the Charter ...

Giant leap for super advice

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2009
Seven of the country's largest fund managers, including AMP, BT and CFS, have ratified a bold, new IFSA Superannuation Charter - heralding a new culture where consumers, not the planners, dictate the fees paid on superannuation advice. More than 135 ...

Perkovic moves from Count to CFS

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2009
... the firm in 2004 and then chief executive in August 2006. A member of the Investment and Financial Services Association's (IFSA) advice network board committee, Perkovic has also worked in the Financial Planning Association of Australia's (FPA) medium ...

Govt selects Medicare to run national clearinghouse

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2009
... within standard protocols that we hope will eventually work right across the superannuation industry," she said. Similarly, IFSA chief executive John Brogden said the national clearinghouse will help more employers improve data quality, cut processing ...

Advice delivers $2,400 savings per year: research

IFSA RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2009
... someone finally did some serious number crunching on the value of advice. Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) commissioned KPMG Econtech to find out the impact of financial advice on the savings behaviour of Australians. Using data from ...

Under 30s shine in Future Leaders Awards

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2009
Julia Feher from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) won this year's IFSA/Deloitte Future Leaders Awards for her paper recommending a "pay for use" financial planning business model. The IFSA/Deloitte Future Leaders Awards program ...

SuperFriend code improves insurance

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2009
... information packs; accredited industry training modules for case managers and staff; and encouragement of greater usage of IFSA approved underwriting forms.

Unlisted assets should be limited: IFSA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2009
The Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) said to protect liquidity, super funds should have limits on how many illiquid investments they can hold. John Brogden, IFSA chief executive, told ABC BusinessLateLine last night that "We believe ...