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NAB and FSC tight-lipped on Hockey meetings

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2014
... spokesperson went on to say: "The FSC donates on a 50/50 basis to the ALP [Australian Labor Party] and the Liberal/National Coalition." The Treasurer's office also declined to respond to the question, "Does the Treasurer consider it appropriate practice ...

FoFA amendments undermine confidence in advisers: Shorten

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2014
... not going to squib the challenge," Abbott said. Shorten accused the government of not fulfilling the promises that the Coalition made before the election. "They've doubled the deficit, now because they've doubled the deficit they want all Australians ...

Industry pushes for more consumer protection under FoFA

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2014
... believe will lead to increased consumer protection. The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has repeatedly said that the Coalition's proposed amendments could potentially reintroduce commissions back to superannuation and investment within general advice. ...

FoFA regulations paused, but legislation will go ahead

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2014
... fully in place for at least a period after 1 July. However, in July Labor will lose seven seats in the Senate and the Coalition will lose four, meaning no single party will hold the balance of power. Those with influence include the Palmer United Party ...

Industry funds spend millions on advertising

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2014
... Silk told Financial Standard that the necessity to create a brand through advertising is likely to increase should the Coalition take superannuation out of modern awards. "Funds that don't have a brand and are not able to rely on the awards system for ...

Parliament passes more nuanced SMSF penalties

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2014
... when they were first proposed by the previous Government responding to the Cooper Review, and we are pleased to see the Coalition Government push the legislation through Parliament. "The new regime will give the ATO more flexibility in administering ...

ASIC drops planned MDA changes

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2014
... there will be no change to the rules, saying it would wait to see how FOFA would affect MDA operators. It also cited the Coalition's deregulation agenda and its announcement of a moratorium on further financial services regulation. Toby Potter, chairman ...

RBS posts soaring losses, pays $1m bonuses

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2014
... institution drew a fierce response from Business Secretary Vince Cable, a key Liberal Democrat in Britain's Conservative-led coalition government. "The public will simply not understand why big bonuses and large salaries continue to be paid out by a ...

Ageing population threatens welfare system: Hockey

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2014
... and ask whether the current system is able to cope with that in a sustainable basis," he added. Hockey said that the Coalition supported the Labor Party plan to rise the pension age from 65 to 67 by 2023 and said he wanted it to be raised even higher. ...

Sinodinos holds strong on FoFA regs despite legal concerns

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2014
... Federal Opposition could remove any uncertainty by supporting the passage of the FOFA amendments consistent with the Coalition's election commitments."