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FSC Conference: Industry urged to prepare for Asia Passport pilot

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2014
... the UCITS scheme but operators of UCITS believe their system will still have an important role. There is no political opposition from Europe. "All schemes are going to happen. Those planning future in the APAC region need to look at them and work out ...

UniSuper buys big into Westfield despite restructure war

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2014
UniSuper has become one of the major holders of Westfield's new listed company Scentre, despite its high profile opposition to the restructure last month. The $40 billion fund's chief investment officer John Pearce, who very publicly opposed the restructure ...

Labor, Greens will "keep fighting" after FoFA backflip

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2014
... Muir didn't change their mind. Greens Senator Peter Whish-Wilson told media yesterday that both the Greens and the opposition "would now go back to the drawing board and look at ways we can continue to keep this fight out there." "It's clear that we ...

Brogden leaves FSC

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2014
... a position as chief executive of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD). The former leader of the NSW Opposition was appointed chief executive of the FSC (then called the Investment & Financial Services Association) in July 2009. Cooper ...

Labor questions Murray, calls for another inquiry

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2014
The opposition has called for a further parliamentary inquiry into the Australian Securities and Investment Commission and the Commonwealth Bank and branded the government's plans to examine financial advice scandals as part of the Financial System ...

FoFA future uncertain as Palmer threatens to join opposition

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2014
The government's efforts to give financial advisers more certainty by passing some of the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reforms through regulations could be in vain as Clive Palmer suggested his party, Palmer United, does not support the measures. ...

Advisers applaud "historic" ban on commissions

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014
... Coalition might find to pass the legislation through the Senate, Brogden said that the ban on commissions "giver the opposition a moment of thought to rethink their position." Labor and the Greens, who have so far opposed the government's proposed changes ...

Government to pass most FoFA changes through regulation

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014
... changes to the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) law through regulation first, despite Labor and the Greens strong opposition to the amendments. Minister for Finance Mathias Cormann issued a response to the Senate Economics Committee report about the ...

FoFA changes designed to protect big players: opposition

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2014
Labor, the Greens and Industry Super Australia (ISA) strongly opposed amendments to the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) legislation on the grounds that changes "seem designed to protect the profits of larger financial services companies." Both Labor ...

High earners to pay more tax soon

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2014
... can apply from July 1. The top tax rate, which applies to any income earned over $180,000, increases from 45% to 47%. Opposition Senate Leader Penny Wong says Labor is concerned about a loophole that means only "the wealthy but poorly advised" will pay ...