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SMSFA appoints high profile former politicians

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2017
... especially SMSF professionals, which I experienced first-hand in my time in Government." Ripoll held the House of Representatives seat of Oxley from 1998 to 2016, and was chair of the Corporations and Financial Services Committee inquiry into the financial ...

In search of that elusive Australian animal spirit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2017
... over the past 30 months - the time back in August 2014 when then RBA Governor Glenn Stevens told the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics that he has done enough. "You can't make people be confident, I certainly can't. I've allowed ...

House passes professional standards bill

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2017
Federal laws which will affect the future of the financial planning industry passed the House of Representatives last night. The Corporations Amendment (Professional Standards of Financial Advisers) Bill, which was first introduced into Parliament in ...

Life insurance commissions bill passes lower house

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2016
... following The Corporations Amendment (Life Insurance Remuneration Arrangements) Bill 2016 passing in the House of Representatives. Should the legislation also pass the Senate, upfront commissions will be capped at a 60% maximum and ongoing commissions ...

Bank inquiry recommends breaking big four oligopoly

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016
The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics' first report in its review of the four major banks has recommended breaking the big four's "oligopoly" and introducing competition into the sector. The report said this could be achieved ...

Cooper defends BT life insurance figures

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2016
... rate was "not comparable" with other insurers. He explained: "ASIC said at its recent appearance at the House of Representatives Economics Committee that the data that has been provided by industry participants is not consistent. Any comparisons would ...

Poll provides fresh defence against Royal Commission

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016
... clearly positive towards banks compared to those who were clearly negative. In its opening address to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics, ASIC called out recent scandals, saying: "In recent times banks have fallen short of community ...

ANZ blames tech and training for bank mishaps

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2016
... always met the standards it sets for itself or that the community rightly expects. In addressing the House of Representatives' parliamentary committee yesterday, Elliott said: "Each time we fall short, we potentially harm a customer or a member of the ...

CommInsure under fire again

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2016
... fresh allegations and the inquiry findings are expected to be discussed when CBA's Ian Narev faces the House of Representatives Economics Committee in Canberra today. Narev will be the first of the big four banks' chief executives to front the parliamentary ...

ABA denies precedent for matching RBA cash rates

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2016
... Subsequently, Turnbull and Treasurer Scott Morrison proposed an annual meeting with the big four banks at a House of Representatives standing committee on economics where the institutions would, in Turnbull's words, "give a full account of the way in ...