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ME Bank chair retires

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2015
ME Bank chair Bernie Fraser will step down after 15 years at the company, he announced yesterday. His decision is effective immediately and follows succession planning preparations; current ME Bank director Garry Weaven will replace him as chairman. ...

Original FoFA laws take immediate effect

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2014
... executive Mark Rantall, meanwhile, said it would have "chaotic effects". Opposition spokesperson for financial services Bernie Ripoll, however, downplayed these claims, saying: "The [original] FoFA laws were in place for two years, one year soft start ...

Hockey accuses Labor of making "a mess" of FoFA

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2014
... time" when the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) legislation was first tabled in Parliament. Labor Member of Parliament Bernie Ripoll asked the Treasurer during question time: "given that the [Financial Services Council] FSC now says more, not less regulation ...

FoFA legislative changes pass in the House of Reps

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2014
... have anyone paying them any superannuation whatsoever-to contemplate an appropriate asset mix for their future." Labor MP Bernie Ripoll, who outlined the first version of FoFA, told the lower chamber that "this bill destroys a range of consumer protection ...

Labor, Greens will "keep fighting" after FoFA backflip

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2014
... amendments in the Senate last night "We are still in discussions to see what happens next," Labor Member of Parliament Bernie Ripoll told Financial Standard. Ripoll, who headed the original inquiry that resulted into the first FoFA law, said: "we have ...

Ripoll labels Cormann's FoFA changes "a stunt"

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014
"What a stunt" was Labor MP Bernie Ripoll's first reaction to the government's announcement that it will ban commissions on general advice. "Commissions have already been banned. By Labor," Ripoll said on Twitter. "Liberals say they will ban commissions ...

Latest Financial Standard issue available on the iPad app

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2014
... profile netwealth head of advice Simon Micallef. We also speak to the Shadow Financial Services and Superannuation Minister Bernie Ripoll for our back page profile. You can read these articles on your iPad by downloading Financial Standard iPadA(C) app ...

PROFILE: Bernie Ripoll

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2014
As the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) debate rages on, Shadow Financial Services and Superannuation Minister Bernie Ripoll looks back at its inception. Laura Millan A reports. At the beginning, the future of financial advice was in the hands of Bernie ...

Latest Financial Standard issue available on the iPad app

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2014
... how this may affect the annuities industry. We also speak to the Shadow Financial Services and Superannuation Minister Bernie Ripoll for our back page profile. You can read these articles on your iPad by downloading Financial Standard iPadA(C) app free ...

FoFA regulations paused, but legislation will go ahead

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2014
... Sinodinos' portfolio, decided not to pursue this controversial move, described by opposition spokesperson for financial services Bernie Ripoll as a "back door" route. As it stands, it is unlikely that the legislation will pass the Senate before 1 July ...