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Banking inquiry becomes Royal Commission alternative

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2016
The Federal Opposition has established a Senate inquiry to investigate cases of wrongdoing in the banking and financial services industry. The Senate voted 40 to 25 in favour of establishing the inquiry, which will also examine existing legislative ...

Shadow Treasurer slams governance bill

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2016
... golden objective in terms of governance, I'm sorry but it doesn't pass the commonsense test," Bowen said. He said the Opposition will support the government's latest super reform package, introduced to parliament yesterday. However Labor "will take our ...

Labor blindsides super legislation

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2016
... superannuation contributions to an eligible fund up to the concessional contributions cap. Alternatively, the Federal Opposition is proposing a superannuation reform package "that is fairer than the Government's and delivers more substantial budget repair." ...

Insurance reforms get member support

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2016
... members and we will continue to do that - that's our job." LICG founder Mark Dunsford has maintained that the group's opposition to the reforms stems from the belief that they will not improve consumer outcomes, a view not shared in Canberra, or by regulators ...

AustralianSuper and IFM seek energy asset

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 26 SEP 2016
... Investors chief executive, Brett Himbury said. Although details of the proposal remain confidential it has already received opposition from the Electrical Trades Union. The union believes the privatisation would lead to higher prices, cuts to services ...

Parliament goes to war on super

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2016
... Superannuation policy is headlined as one of the federal government's first tests when parliament resumes next week, following opposition plans to amend some of the biggest changes to super in a decade. Opposition Leader Bill Shorten wants the $500,000 ...

AFA calls on members to reject constitution change

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2016
... proposed constitutional change would not reverse the LIF, which already has the support of both the government and opposition. "The proposed change would mean the AFA Board would not be able to form any policy position, or negotiate any policy position ...

Bentley renews call for Keybridge director dismissal

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUL 2016
... its acquisition) and the proposal put at the Keybridge AGM in November 2014 (subsequently withdrawn after shareholder opposition for [Moffat] to be issued two million shares. "These matters are not one-off matters but indicate in Bentley's view a systemic ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2016
... seats. This, together with other parties and independents gave the ruling party a two-thirds majority in the House. The opposition Democratic Party won 32 seats. While the elections centred on the issue of constitution reform, Prime Minister Abe declared ...

Eurozone splintering is biggest risk in Brexit fallout

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2016
... called elsewhere in the EU. "In the near term, these don't seem likely, as populist euroskeptic parties are currently in opposition across the EU and therefore not likely to garner enough support in parliament to trigger such consultations. In some countries ...