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Industry prepares for Abbott's first budget

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2014
... herculean sales job on his hands. "He's going to have to sell the budget by making excuses for telling lies," Mr Burke told ABC radio. Read Financial Standard's coverage of the budget here.

Super needs a radical new solution to longevity: Keating

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2014
... enable superannuation to provide enough money for retirees who are increasingly likely to become centenarians. Speaking on ABC TV's Lateline program last night, Keating gave an extended interview where we explained how rising longevity is severely challenging ...

New reports to stir financial planning perfect storm

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2014
... has prompted the Financial Planning Association (FPA) to leap to advisers' defense. Tonight's airing of 'Banking Bad' on the ABC's Four Corners program is set to stir the debate around the professional standards of advisers, which has been questioned ...

FSC lobbies against super "7 year gap"

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2014
... pension age. "There is a 7 year gap between the age you can access your superannuation and your pension," Brogden said on ABC TV's 'The Drum.' Brogden noted that most Australians can access their superannuation at 60, but that they don't start receiving ...

Hockey signals pension age might climb to 70

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2014
... should not be too big a shock to the electorate. Nevertheless, Jeremy Hanson, ACT liberal party and opposition leader said on ABC Radio that the challenge is how to accommodate people in physical industries unable to stay in the workforce indefinitely. ...

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 ...