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Financial Ombudsman Service launched

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2008
... Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has given the thumbs up to the establishment of a new Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS). The FOS will represent the merger of the three biggest complaints schemes operating in the financial services ...

Chairperson of Super Complaints Tribunal reappointed

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2006
... Affairs, Presidential Member of the Federal Administrative Appeals Tribunal and as Australia's inaugural Banking Industry Ombudsman.

Product complexity blamed for systemic errors

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2006
... banking are a major cause of systemic problems in the banking system, according to the Banking and Financial Services Ombudsman (BFSO). The BFSO issued a report last week analysing its investigations into 70 systemic issues over the past four years. ...

Mortgage Industry Association of Australia issues 'soft dollar' disclosure code

... as breaches of the MIAA Code of Practice and dealt with under the association's disciplinary rules or by the Credit Ombudsman.

Treasurer announces two appointments to Productivity Commission

... experience to his position as commissioner. He is currently the community and disability services commissioner and deputy ombudsman in NSW. He was also a member of the National Competition Council until the end of November 2003. Mr Fitzgerald served ...

ABA reports "pleasing" fall in banking ombudsman cases

... Association (ABA) has said it is pleased with the 13.3 per cent fall in the number of cases dealt with by the Banking Ombudsman, compared to last year. The fall was reported in the Banking and Financial Services Ombudsman (BFSO) Annual Report 2002-2003 ...

Inaugural Inspector General of Taxation appointed for five-year term

... tax administration matters rather than individual taxpayer issues, which will continue to be handled by the Taxation Ombudsman," she said. "The Government is pleased to have an Inspector-General who can act in a quick and responsive fashion to cut through ...

Mortgage industry to establish tribunal to uphold standards

... regularly reviewed," Mr Naylor said. Naylor said the new tribunal would complement the role of the Mortgage Industry Ombudsman Scheme (MIOS) and allow the MIAA to internally deal with complaints about members' conduct - that does not involve compensation. ...