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AFA focuses FSI submission on FoFA "misinformation campaign"

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2014
... despite the fact that their claims were "predominantly inaccurate." "The coverage has reached a point, for example where an ABC comedy program (Mad as Hell) has even run a section where they made fun of the alleged removal of the Best Interests Duty," ...

Professional planners don't accept commissions: FPA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2014
... investment or superannuation, regardless of whether it's specific personal advice or general advice," said Rowe, speaking on ABC television's Lateline program last night. "It's about managing the conflict [of interest]. With commissions we believe there's ...

Calls for Sinodinos to "step aside" amid ICAC allegations

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2014
... accountability as well." Sinodinos was not available for comment at the time of writing; but Finance Minister Mathias Cormann told ABC Radio this morning that the Senator would not be stepping down. When asked if Sinodinos should be standing down while ...

Onus on consumers to ask about commissions: Sinodinos

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2014
... Treasurer Arthur Sinodinos. Defending the government's proposed amendments to the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reforms on ABC's Lateline last night, Sinodinos said consumers must quiz financial advisers to discover whether they are indeed operating ...

Bowen's FoFA fears "complete rubbish": AFA

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2014
... just complete rubbish," AFA chief operating officer Phil Anderson said at a Sydney roadshow today. Bowen made the comments on ABC's Lateline program last night, in line with Assistant Treasurer Arthur Sinodinos, who recently told Financial Standard that ...

BAC chair to speak at CEDA annual dinner

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2013
... Hotel in Sydney will be his first in this new role. Newman is the former chair of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) and the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). He has been chair of Deutsche Banking Group in Australia, and has acted as an ...

ANU fund adopts ethical investment guidelines

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2013
... injury". However, ANU chancellor and former minister for foriegn affairs in the Hawke-Keating government, Gareth Evans, told the ABC that the university is yet to identify what kind of investments will be ruled out. "The university is committing itself ...

Counting up and counting down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2013
... default". But that was Friday last week... His tone changed Sunday night...yes, that's two days after Friday. In an interview with ABC's 'This Week' show, Boehner declared that, "We're not going to pass a clean debt limit increase". And according to ...

Cognitive function, consumption biggest SMSF risks

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2013
... taxation structure. Human factor research adds to this concern over the importance of non-investment non-taxation issues. The ABC has reported the results of a scientific study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ...

Reporting season reveals insurance black spots

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2013
... growing that a post-GFC market share battle has seen premiums fall too low. In-coming AMP chief executive Craig Meller told the ABC's Inside Business program that he attributes the rising rate of policy lapse in the sector to the "white-collar" recession. ...