12 March 2010 | AXA has announced that the company's North platform, which is built on Wealth.Net and has been in development for the last two years, will eventually completely replace the company's current platforms.
12 March 2010 | Potentially damaging career breaks, lower salaries and reduced superannuation contributions mean Australian working mothers will struggle with inadequate financial resources later in life.
1 March 2010 | Young financial services executives have the opportunity to present their solutions to the challenges created by a changing industry via the IFSA/Deloitte Future Leaders Award.
22 February 2010 | Superannuation association industry bodies have urged the Cooper Review, in a joint submission, to reconsider its superannuation recommendations contained in the review's preliminary report, labelling them unnecessary and expensive.
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8 February 2010 | IFSA has welcomed new board member Ian Ward-Amber, managing director of Goldman Sachs JBWere Asset Management.
1 February 2010 | The Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) has repeated its call for a lifting of the superannuation guarantee to 12 per cent in light of the findings of superannuation adequacy research it has commissioned.
22 January 2010 | The Commonwealth Bank has called for the retention of dealer group rebates and a self-regulatory approach to the removal of commissions from the financial planning industry.
18 January 2010 | MLC has appointed Dean Thomas as the general manager of its MasterKey investment platform, where he will be responsible for managing and developing the suite of investment, super and pension products across the platform.
13 January 2010 | A focus on broader superannuation policy has left a number of the technically challenging details introduced in the Better Super package unresolved, particularly where concessional contribution traps are concerned.
21 December 2009 | As 2009 comes to a close, Money Management examines the policy developments that have shaped and will reshape the industry.
21 December 2009 | The Australian financial planning industry has finished 2009 having successfully surmounted a number of its greatest challenges, writes Mike Taylor.
18 December 2009 | Deputy chief will leave his role mid next year after six years with the association.
14 December 2009 | With the industry coming to the end of a particularly challenging period, financial planners have good reason to be optimistic, writes Jo-Anne Bloch.
14 December 2009 | Having proven itself resilient, it is time for the Australian funds management industry to take its skills and experience to the world, writes John Brogden.
14 December 2009 | The challenges of 2009 have demonstrated the underlying strength of the super industry, writes Pauline Vamos.
11 December 2009 | Investor confidence will be strengthened by solid superannuation returns for the September quarter, according to Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) chief executive John Brogden.
7 December 2009 | The latest IFSA/CoreData Investor Sentiment Index suggests Australian investors are going to close out the year on a positive note.
18 November 2009 | New system will allow payment of fees by a range of methods from credit card through to direct debit.
18 November 2009 | The Industry Super Network has combined with Choice, ACOSS and the ACTU to place pressure on the Ripoll inquiry just days before it is due to report.
17 November 2009 | IFSA's super charter alters fee structures for advice and changes the ground rules on advertising.
16 November 2009 | The Investment and Financial Services Association’s (IFSA) sponsorship of research by KPMG and Econotech that defines the value of financial advice was both necessary and highly timely. A Mike Taylor editorial.
12 November 2009 | A lack of assertiveness by super funds against fund managers suggests they are captive to agents and service providers, according to the chair of the Government's review into superannuation, Jeremy Cooper.
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5 November 2009 | New IFSA commissioned research has confirmed not only the value financial advice delivers to individuals but also to the broader Australian economy.