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Labor, Greens will "keep fighting" after FoFA backflip

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2014
The Labor Party and the Greens met this morning to consider next steps after the Palmer United Party (PUP) and Motor Enthusiasts Senator Ricky Muir made a last-minute move to support the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) amendments in the Senate last ...

Labor forces tabling of FoFA regulations

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2014
The Labor Party tabled the regulations of amendments to the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) amendments yesterday in the Senate. Labor Senator Sam Dastyari presented an order for the production of the Corporations Amendment (Streamlining Future of ...

Labor questions Murray, calls for another inquiry

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2014
... that Labor will be pushing for a further parliamentary inquiry into ASIC and the CBA because it is "the best that the Labor party can do in this position to have these matters dealt with." The government has other powers at their disposal that they're ...

NAB and FSC tight-lipped on Hockey meetings

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2014
... make political donations." The spokesperson went on to say: "The FSC donates on a 50/50 basis to the ALP [Australian Labor Party] and the Liberal/National Coalition." The Treasurer's office also declined to respond to the question, "Does the Treasurer ...

Cormann freezes FoFA amendments

MARK SMITH, ALICE URIBE  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2014
... decision to pause the regulations "was taken last Friday." The government faced criticism in the media and from the Labor party for watering down parts of the legislation that were aiming squarely at promoting consumers best interests. Shadow Financial ...

Greg Sword resigns as CEO of LUCRF Super

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2014
... served as Senior Vice President of the Australian Council of Trade Unions and was National President of the Australian Labor Party. In 2010 Greg Sword was recognised as a member of the Order of Australia (AM) for service and leadership in the union movement ...

Ageing population threatens welfare system: Hockey

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2014
... current system is able to cope with that in a sustainable basis," he added. Hockey said that the Coalition supported the Labor Party plan to rise the pension age from 65 to 67 by 2023 and said he wanted it to be raised even higher. "Whether it is the ...

John Hewson calls for overhaul of superannuation system

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2013
... Management John Hewson wants the new government to conduct an overhaul of the superannuation system to loosen the Labor Party's grip on the sector. The former politician and economist told Financial Standard that the superannuation industry is weakened ...

Under new management

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2013
... hearts are heavy across the nation tonight and as your PM and as your parliamentary leader of the great Australian Labor Party I accept responsibility. I gave it my all but it was not enough for us to win." Yes Virginia, right through to the end Rudd ...

FSC lobbies Rudd for last minute FoFA delay

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2013
... Lunch event in Sydney, FSC chief executive John Brogden said he'd seized on the opportunity presented by the dramatic Labor party leadership spill to contact Rudd and ask for the delay. "These reforms are wider and deeper than any reforms seen in the ...