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Individual cover through super, key to insurance recovery

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014
... with superannuation funds and to start engaging individuals, not so much default coverage," MetLife chief executive Damien Green said. During the presentation of the Apathy to action research by MetLife and the FSC, Green described insurance through ...

FoFA regulations paused, but legislation will go ahead

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2014
The plan to freeze the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) amendments applies only to the regulatory changes, Senator Cormann's office has confirmed. The government has already introduced the amendments as legislation, and the process is underway. However ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2014
... over Ukraine. Lonsec senior client adviser Michael Heffernan said the Australian bourse had opened in a veritable sea of green. "There's no doubt that the American market's pretty solid performance last night is the key catalyst for our performance," ...

Labor hopes to disallow FoFA amendments

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2014
The amendments to the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reforms may yet be blocked by the Senate, even though they will initially be pushed through as regulations rather than legislation, according to opposition spokesperson for superannuation and financial ...

Assistant Treasurer Sinodinos to stand aside amid ICAC inquiry

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2014
Assistant Treasurer Arthur Sinodinos has announced that he will stand down from the front bench during theA hearingsA of Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) inquiry into Australia Water Holdings (AWH). Sinodinos is due to be witness at ...

Senate pushes for Sinodinos to explain corruption allegations

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2014
The Federal Opposition is putting pressure on Assistant Treasurer Arthur Sinodinos to make a full statement to the Senate about his involvement with Australia Water Holdings (AWH) which is at the centre of an Independent Commission Against Corruption ...

PC examines Weaven's 'inverted bid' infra model

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2014
The Productivity Commission (PC) has given qualified support to Industry Super Australia's (ISA's) 'inverted bid' model for investing in greenfield infrastructure projects in its draft report on public infrastructure. Informally known as the 'Weaven ...

PC calls for overhaul of public infrastructure

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014
The Productivity Commission (PC) has recommended a "comprehensive overhaul" of Australia's public infrastructure following the release a draft report on the topic. The report, which runs for nearly 600 pages, covers issues such as funding new projects ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2014
... refiners, mining companies and technology stocks. The push was enough to nudge the Standard & Poor's 500 index into the green by half a point. The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite also finished higher. The S&P 500 index added 0.57 points, or 0.03 per cent ...

Crimea makes it domestic

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2014
... anymore - the risk has been contained within Ukraine (again unless the G7 continues to go after Putin) - as evidenced by the green lights flashing on the screens of most major equity markets overnight. Not even next door neighbour - the European Central ...