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FoFA reform brings general advice into the spotlight

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2014
... Opposition, despite some industry bodies arguing that these claims are "misconceived." The Shadow Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation Bernie Ripoll, Industry Super Australia (ISA) and the Financial Planning Association (FPA) have said ...

Bowen's FoFA fears "complete rubbish": AFA

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2014
... that another collapse like Storm could not be ruled out. "My dilemma on that is if I sit here as Minister for Financial Services and say that there will never be another financial crisis again, there will never be another Storm, Westpoint or Opes Prime ...

FoFA changes delay tax-deductible advice: Ripoll

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2014
... legislation are delaying the possibility of the implementation of tax-deductible advice, Shadow Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation Bernie Ripoll told Financial Standard. Ripoll argued that the draft FoFA amendments were lowering the professional ...

Sinodinos defends "speedy" FoFA legislation

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2014
... provisions which would inhibit the provision of lower cost financial advice." Yesterday the Shadow Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation Bernie Ripoll told Financial Standard that he was concerned the proposed changes may result in reduced ...

FoFA reforms put professional standards at risk: Ripoll

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2014
... consumer protection and a decline in professional standards. Speaking to Financial Standard, Shadow Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation Bernie Ripoll said that it would consider any changes put forward by the government "appropriately." ...

Ripoll rips into Abbott government's 'amateurism'

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2013
... take credit for Labor's SuperTICK initiative is "laughable and outrageous", according to Shadow Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation Bernie Ripoll. Ripoll's comments were in response to a media release sent out by Assistant Treasurer Arthur ...

Shorten gives Ripoll shadow superannuation portfolio

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2013
Opposition leader Bill Shorten has appointed Bernie Ripoll Shadow Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation. The appointment sees the portfolio returned to a shadow ministerial level after Kevin Rudd put it under the umbrella of Treasury. This ...

Signing of Asia Passport agreement expected

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2013
... take advantage of economic growth in the Asian market." The FSC acknowledged former Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services Chris Bowen, for his contribution in getting the passport to this point. "The industry and government now need to turn their ...

FSC anticipates different role for Senator Cormann

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2013
... need time to appoint new staff. Cormann was appointed to Shadow Assistant Treasurer and Shadow Minister for Financial Services & Superannuation on 14 September 2010 but following the election his official website now lists him as Senator for Western ...

Bowen and Cormann at odds over adviser enshrinement

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2013
... of the term 'financial planner' has revealed division between Treasurer Chris Bowen and shadow Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation Mathias Cormann. "An important priority for a re-elected Rudd Labor Government will be to ensure that legislation ...