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Super funds defend controversial weapons holdings

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2024
... related to military weapons-related Conventions or Treaties ratified by Australia'," Shoebridge said. Shoebridge wants Labor to introduce mandatory ethical investment rules for the Future Fund that "must absolutely include a prohibition on investing ...

Calls to pay super on parental leave grow

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2022
... clear message that caring work is undervalued," Blakey added. Prior to the federal election in May it was revealed the Labor Party had dropped its plans to pay super on paid parental leave, having taken that pledge to the 2019 election. Labor has since ...

Liberals should liberate Australians from super: Bragg

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2022
... default option as well as ensuring laws stop superannuation waste like uncommercial payments to unions. Unlike the Labor party which has committed to the legislated 12% superannuation guarantee rise, Bragg went on to propose an immediate pause of the ...

Industry groups welcome Labor government

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2022
... Council of Australia also came out and embraced the leadership change. The Insurance Council is enthusiastic about the Labor Party commitment to increase investment to better improve the resilience of communities through a $200 million a year disaster ...

Labor promises cheap childcare, climate action

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2022
... more than three or four days a week. It will boost productivity and workforce participation across the economy." The Labor party plans to reduce the cost of child care by lifting the maximum subsidy rate to 90%, and increasing and smoothing the taper ...

Advisers cautious of election promises

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2022
... it is incumbent upon the industry to keep the government and opposition accountable for the promises they are making. If Labor comes into power, MP Stephen Jones said that as his priority for the first 100 days, he will ensure that the advice business ...

Hume pledges less red tape for advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2022
... Code of Ethics, that's something [that I and] treasury can actually take on board," she said. Jones added the Labor Party acknowledges that the advice business model - including risk advice - is broken. If Labor comes into power, he flagged that ...

CSLR will not fully protect investors

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 FEB 2022
... until the passage of the CSLR bill. The federal government owes it to these victims to pass this bill," he said. The Labor party said it supports the bill but is concerned by the narrow focus of excluding managed investment schemes. Conversely, the Stockbrokers ...

Government backflips on adviser education

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 17 DEC 2021
Not long after Labor suggested it would not require older financial advisers to get degrees, the Liberal party has now backflipped on education standards to match Labor's policy. Minister for superannuation, financial services and the digital economy ...

AFA defends industry against Labor attack

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 JUN 2021
The Association of Financial Advisers has slammed the Labor Party's attack on financial advisers, which paints the profession as dodgy and continues to rip-off consumers. AFA acting chief executive Phil Anderson is calling for an end to the "persecution" ...
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