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MySuper regulations fundamentally flawed

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2012
... fee levels under MySuper was echoed by the Corporate Super Specialist Alliance (CSSA) in a submission to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services. According to the submission, the CSSA believes proposed MySuper changes ...

Christmas deadline for FOFA clarity: ANZ

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2011
... will only squeak through within weeks of the proposed July 2012 start date. In its recent submission to the Parliamentary Joint Committee (PJC), which is also reviewing the proposed legislation, the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) ...

PJC: Government needs to re-think payday reforms

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 5 DEC 2011
... Representatives referred the Consumer Credit and Corporations Legislation Amendment (Enhancements) Bill 2011 to the Parliamentary Joint Committee (PJC) on Corporations and Financial Services for inquiry. The report, released on Friday, has backed up ...

FOFA implementation time vital: ASFA

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2011
... start date next winter to give the industry time to properly implement the changes. In its submission to the Parliamentary Joint Committee (PJC), the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) also called for both the FOFA and MySuper legislation ...

Political debate defers FOFA clarity

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2011
... further scrutiny from industry groups. The Senate Economics Committee report is due on March 14, as well as the Parliamentary Joint Committee report on FOFA due on February 29, leaving little time for both houses to debate any amended legislation. So ...

Research houses in regulatory spotlight

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2011
... Australian Financial Markets Association (AFMA) and Stockbrokers Association of Australia (SAA). In June, the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services decided to inquire into the collapse of Trio Capital with particular reference ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2011
... governor (financial markets) Guy Debelle and RBA head of domestic markets, John Broadbent, appear before the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services at a hearing at Parliament House in Sydney in its inquiry into the access ...

Poor advice fine to reach $200k

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 21 FEB 2011
... charges by Australian Securities and Investments Commissions (ASIC). Previously, ASIC made a submission to the Parliamentary Joint Committee (PJC) on Corporations and Financial Services' Inquiry into financial products and securities in Australia. Their ...

MLC appoints Bleakley as external director

PRESS RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAY 2010
... Apogee Financial Planning and NAB Financial Planning. This appointment comes after MLC's submission to the Parliamentary Joint Committee (PJC) into Financial Services and Products, which recommended licensee boards should hold a majority of external ...

Ripoll recommends investor compensation fund

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2009
The Parliamentary Joint Committee (PJC) said the government should investigate launching a "last resort statutory compensation fund" to cover financial advice licensee failings. The committee received a number of submissions from the regulator and Financial ...