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Regulators defended in calls for Royal Commission

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2016
... have not always lived up to their own standards, let alone those of their customers, but "the issues the Australian Labor Party is talking about have already been examined." MA1/4nchenberg said the ALP's proposal would have international ramifications ...

Labor will announce retirement income priorities

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2016
Federal Shadow Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation, Jim Chalmers, said Labor will soon announce its priorities for retirement incomes so voters know where they stand heading in to this year's election. The announcement will come on top ...

Bowen draws red line on default fund choice

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2015
The Labor Party is ready to support most of the government's proposed measures outlined in the Financial System Inquiry (FSI) response, but changes to default fund choice are a red line. "There has to be a filter to protect the interests of those who ...

Tax conversation in a bubble

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2015
... superannuation lobby groups, as well as National Seniors, are now acknowledging that change may be inevitable. The Labor party has already committed to it, and the Liberals may not be far behind." Chapman said the argument for reform is based on the ...

FSI and tax response "close to completion": Morrison

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2015
... Morrison confirmed that retirement income policies will keep being within the scope of the white paper. He also asked the Labor Party to leave behind old tensions and rivalries: "Here is an offer to the Labor party; if you want to become part of the ...

Senate inquiry into gender retirement income gap launched

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2015
... year after the Senate was instructed to conduct an inquiry yesterday. A cross-party motion by Senators Jenny McAllister (Labor), Sean Edwards (Liberal) and Larissa Waters (Greens) was supported by the Senate. The Senate Economics References Committee ...

NAB upgrades advice compensation program

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2015
... Economics Committee during a public hearing in Canberra as part of the Scrutiny of Financial Advice inquiry. Committee chair and Labor Senator Sam Dastyari told NAB chief executive: "Mr Thorburn, you throw around the word 'independent'. There is nothing ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2015
... All Ordinaries index was down 9.4 points, or 0.17 per cent, at 5,635 NEW YORK - Wall Street have stocks surged after the Labor Department reported the US economy added a solid 223,000 jobs in April and unemployment fell to a seven-year low of 5.4 per ...

Bernie Ripoll to retire from federal politics

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2015
... Minister for financial services "as long as is appropriate." "I have decided to announce at this time to allow the Labor Party and my local branch members the best possible opportunity to find a replacement as the candidate for Oxley," he said. While ...

Political donations pay off

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2015
... Liberal or National Parties experienced better share price performance than those who only gave to the Australian Labor Party (ALP). The Political Monitor research identified over thirty companies in the ASX200 that donated to one or more political party ...