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Why only bank fees in government sights?

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2008
... consumer education services, and a regulator-led industry review of entry and exit fees. Senator Nick Sherry's regulatory taskforce may only have a small number of people on it but it could end up being one of the more influential reviews our industry ...

So much to do, so little time

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2008
The US is still undoubtedly the centre of world finance, but no one should underestimate the enormous challenge in turning their economy around. In yesterday's State of the Union address, President Bush said their recurrent fiscal budget is such a huge ...

Sub-prime's house of cards

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2007
... mess. To prevent a repeat of this sub-prime credit crisis, the International Organisation of Securities Commissions taskforce will investigate risk management procedures for trading structured products and consider setting guidelines for ratings companies ...

FPA offers free advice to farmers

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2007
... fisheries and forestry, Peter McGauran, in July and together with the Rural Financial Counselling Service Program created a taskforce to develop procedures and guidelines for the trial program. A referral from a rural financial counsellor is needed for ...

No special rules needed for PE: FSA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUN 2007
... inquiries as the International Organisation of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has commissioned its own private equity taskforce, to be lead by the FSA. To download the FSA's report, please click here.

ALP would cut financial literacy funding: Dutton

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2007
... internet magazine, but the Government has warned voters that the Opposition would cut funding for the Financial Literacy Taskforce if elected and limit such services. Internet magazine Australian NetGuide awarded the site a highly commended, with the ...

Email scams on ASIC hitlist

... (ASIC) has taken its efforts to stamp out consumer fraud to the next level, launching the Australasian Consumer Fraud Taskforce's campaign targetting scammers. "There seems to be a scam created to trap just about everyone - from dodgy emails and text ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  TUESDAY, 22 AUG 2006
... the scheme was uncapped and with ethanol initiatives would cost the government $1.8 billion out to 2014. The Biofuels Taskforce Report recently noted that ethanol which cost in excess of 70c per litre to produce locally can be imported for about 42c ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2006
Following the 178 recommendations of the Productivity Commission Taskforce on how the government might reduce bureaucratic problems associated with the administration of the GST and FBT, Treasurer Costello has announced that 158 of the recommendations ...

Labor unveils plan to export financial services

KATE HAGE  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2006
... Australia as an Asian hub of funds management and investment services, and has created an Australian Funds Management Export Taskforce (AFMET) to promote offshore investment in local fund managers and help address Australia's trade deficit. "There is ...