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Mortgage broker trail commissions to stay

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2019
... recommendation to legally obligated mortgage brokers to act in the best interest of the consumers. Other changes the Coalition plans to introduce in three years are Productivity Commission recommendations, including a new requirement that the value of ...

Chief economist update: Iron ore up or iron ore down?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2019
... the slowing economy and at the same time allow Prime Minister Scott Morrison to offer some largesse in order for the Coalition to remain in government after the upcoming Federal elections.

Industry funds wary of stapling default members

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2019
... rid of default insurance for accounts less than $6000 did not go through, following a deal between the Greens and the Coalition Government. Two recommendations from the Royal Commission's final report also passed: introducing civil penalties for superannuation ...

First neobank granted full banking licence

OSKAH DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2019
... shows promise for neobanks who hope to make the transition towards their full bank licence in 2019 and beyond. "The Coalition Government has introduced a number of reforms to reduce barriers for innovative new entrants into the banking sector," Frydenberg ...

ALP victory to have meaningful impact: Daintree

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2018
... Federal Election would change the environment for investors, and they needed to be ready to adapt. Tyler said given the Coalition's recent "implosion", he would be surprised if Labor didn't find itself in Government after next year's Federal Election. ...

Kell resigns from ASIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2018
... chair at ASIC and has also served on the Australian Government Financial Literacy Board since its establishment. "The Coalition Government thanks Mr Kell for his contribution to ASIC and wishes him well in his future endeavours," Frydenberg said. Kell's ...

Super industry welcomes Age Pension backflip

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2018
... the 2014-15 Federal budget by then-Treasurer Joe Hockey. "We are pleased that the Morrison government has abandoned Coalition plans to increase the pension age," Linden said. "Forcing manual workers, in particular, to stay at it until 70 would have been ...

Federal oversight of financial services sector clarified

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2018
... Government will continue to deliver strong economic management which has seen one million new jobs created since the Coalition came to government while also delivering important tax relief for individuals and small and medium-sized business," Frydenberg ...

Australia's weekus horribilis

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2018
... remains to be seen. If you recall, the same was promised with every head replacement since 2007... by Labour and by the Coalition. But what can we expect? When every word that comes out of the Coalition parliamentarian's gob is their aim to stop Labor ...

Chief economist update: Italy and Spain an emerging ECB problem

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2018
... jumped to 2.53% - the highest level since 2014 - on concerns over the formation (or not) of a eurosceptic and populist coalition government led by Giuseppe Conte. In Spain, the prospect of early elections - on calls for votes of no-confidence in Prime ...