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RBA envy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2016
It's May! Time to go away! Somehow I think the Australian equity market didn't get this memo. Like a thumb - not the sore one but the one in the OK sign - the All Ordinaries index stuck out with a 0.8% gain in the first week of May while most others ...

Bernie Ripoll to retire from federal politics

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2015
... and architect of the first Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reforms Bernie Ripoll will not contest the next federal election. Ripoll announced the decision on his Facebook page and said that he will finish his term as an MP and will continue to serve ...

FEATURE: 2014 year in review

MARK SMITH, LAURA MILLAN, JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2014
... been a year of regulations, motions and disallowance in FoFA land. The Coalition's win in the September 2013 Federal election was interpreted as a sign that the troubled legislation would approved, but its bid to pass changes to FoFA through regulation ...

Labor considers ban on insurance commissions

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2014
... Labor will be drafting new financial advice legislation, which will be part of the party's program for the next Federal election. "The policy will be underpinned by the principles of FoFA and we are very keen to engage with industry and consumer groups," ...

Government releases FoFA amendments

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2013
... statements. The amendments are in line with the proposal that the Coalition released during the September 2013 federal election campaign. The government described the opt-in requirement as "unnecessary paperwork" and "burdensome layer of red tape to ...

Positive economic sentiment stirs interest for small caps

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2013
A marked improvement in economic sentiment has stirred interest for small caps, from both institutional and retail investors. "Small caps are a good diversifier and offer great opportunities, but investors need to have the right mindset," NovaPort Capital ...

Combet joins IFM Investors board

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2013
... role with IFM's sister organisation, Industry Super Australia. Combet, who retired from politics at the 2013 federal election following the ousting of former Prime Minister Julia Gillard, will take up his position on the board in January 2014. Prior ...

Federal election boosts Australians' economic optimism

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2013
Australians' economic optimism has rebounded after the Federal Election, with the Allianz Future Optimism Index more than doubling from July to September. Allianz Future Optimism Index hit a 12-month high in February with an index score of 12, but political ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2013
... results. In Australia, the market on Monday continued its run of gains that began on September 6, the day before the federal election. The market has touched five-year highs and risen on six out of seven trading days since September 5 gaining more than ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2013
... results. In Australia, the market on Monday continued its run of gains that began on September 6, the day before the federal election. The market has touched five-year highs and risen on six out of seven trading days since September 5 gaining more than ...