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Storm lawyers take ASIC and CBA to court over settlement

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013
... slow reaction on investigating cases of misconduct within the Commonwealth Bank financial planning unit prompted a Senate inquiry into ASIC's performance. The inquiry will take a broad look at ASIC's behaviour and it is expected to look into the Storm ...

ASIC far too slow to act on misconduct: Senator

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013
... Nationals senator John Williams told Financial Standard. Yesterday Williams introduced a motion into Parliament for a Senate inquiry into ASIC, which passed with bipartisan support. The Senate Economics References Committee will be conducting the inquiry ...

Future Fund defends tax havens

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2012
The Future Fund has defended its investments in subsidiaries based in known tax-havens during a senate inquiry yesterday. The fund's 2011 annual report shows that it has 14.4% of its assets in the Cayman Islands, plus significant investments in the ...

Coalition adopts ALP super clearing house model

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2011
... legislation [for the clearing house], the Opposition did everything they could to delay it, including supporting a Senate Inquiry and moving an amendment to allow the private sector to also provide the service," said minister Shorten. While politicians ...

Retail bank deposits hit $62bn in Dec qtr

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2011
... 10 per cent of their disposable income. Despite surging retail deposits, the Reserve Bank of Australia told the Senate Inquiry into Competition within the Australian Banking Sector in November 2010 that, "The cash rate remains a major influence on banks' ...

YBR launches term deposits

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 FEB 2011
... on the term deposits industry with its entrance into the market. "It is clear from the questions raised at the Senate Inquiry into banking competition that politicians of all shades recognise that new competition is badly needed. We will fight for the ...

Senate showdown looms on Clearing House legislation

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAR 2010
... that does not amount to making a case for Medicare. "They have just made an excuse. Medicare even admitted to the Senate inquiry that it had not even considered how many employers would use the facility." The Senate inquiry into the superannuation clearing ...

Military Super reforms under senate scrutiny

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2010
... in the best interests of veterans, ex-service members or the broader Australian community," Baldwin said. "The Senate Inquiry will provide an opportunity for those people with concerns about military superannuation arrangements to have their voices heard." ...

Future Fund to release quarterly public reports

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2008
... sovereign fund in the world. Paul Costello, Future Fund Management Agency general manager however explained to a Senate inquiry last week that the poor level of disclosure ranking was due to the fund being relatively new, the investment strategy still ...

Senate admits age pension falls short

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2008
... will increase in the future, the report confirmed. Pensioners advocacy group National Seniors has welcomed the senate inquiry. "The inquiry's findings confirm what every pensioner knows - that living on a pension has become almost impossible unless you ...