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Deal with government brings in consumer protection: Palmer

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2014
... much as I could for the people of Australia," he said. Labor and the Greens said that would oppose the changes. Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen said that his party would seek another inquiry into FoFA. "This is a government desperate to water down protections ...

Super funds have clout to demand transparency

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2014
... for more. It's like putting the value of your house outside the front door when it's up for auction." Former assistant treasurer Arthur Sinodinos put out a consultation paper on portfolio holdings disclosure in November last year. Sinodinos was stood ...

Labor questions Murray, calls for another inquiry

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2014
... government's plans to examine financial advice scandals as part of the Financial System Inquiry (FSI) a "cop out." Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen told journalists this morning that the government's proposal to deal with these issues within the FSI "is ...

GESB outsources admin to Link Group

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2014
... (GESB) has outsourced the management of its superannuation administration services to the Link Group. Western Australian Treasurer Mike Nahan said outsourcing the administration would allow Western Australian public sector superannuation to be administered ...

CBA reaction too slow, too little, too late

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2014
... several stakeholders for being too slow, too little and too late. Speaking at a Melbourne Institute event yesterday, Treasurer Joe Hockey said: "Clearly the Commonwealth Bank was just too slow to get to this point." Hockey, whose mother-in-law was one ...

CBA needs to"lift its game": Treasurer

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2014
Treasurer Joe Hockey said Commonwealth Bank (CBA) needs to "lift its game" and added that the bank has handled the scandals within its financial planning businesses and the Senate investigation "appallingly." Hockey spoke this weekend at the Liberal ...

Super funds procrastinate on holdings disclosure

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2014
... saying there should be a materiality threshold of 0.1% of the world index. The issue was being dealt with by Assistant Treasurer Arthur Sinodinos before he stood down in March this year.

MySuper flips members out of millions: CSSA

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2014
... flipped back into MySuper accounts, where the death and total and permanent disability (TPD) cover may be much lower. CSSA Treasurer Gareth Hall said he spoke with one member who had a superannuation balance of $126,000 and $1,672,000 death and total ...

FEATURE: Gear up for retirement

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014
... looks at how advisers and product providers can join forces to come up with the best strategies to meet retirees needs. Treasurer Joe Hockey's 2014-15 budget speech in May sent the wheels of the financial services industry speed up. The rise of the Age ...

FSC leads Asia Funds Passport delegation to Korea

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2014
... and the Korea-Australia Free Trade Agreement (KAFTA) with Korean CEOs and officials. Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer Stephen Ciobo will accompany the delegation to Korea, which is one of the six countries to have signed up to the ARFP. FSC chief ...