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Ross signals he will step down from Expert Panel

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2014
Justice Iain Ross has told the Financials Services Council (FSC) he will step down from the Fair Work Commission (FWC) superannuation Expert Panel if a new expert member is appointed. Ross, who is president of the FWC, made the statement in response ...

Budget cuts force ASIC to axe surveillance

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2014
... will be less surveillance of debenture issuers, as well as fewer document reviews. "But for those intentionally breaking the law, we will continue to do our best to basically enforce the law and ensure the consequences are severe," Medcraft said. He ...

FSC puts pressure on Ross ahead of FWC court hearing

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2014
The Financial Services Council has challenged Fair Work Commission (FWC) President Iain Ross to declare whether he intends to stand down from the superannuation expert panel. The letter, which requests a number of clarifications on comments Ross made ...

New FoFA will not bring back old commissions: FactCheck

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2014
Changes to the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) legislation will not bring back old-style commissions, ABC's FactCheck program said, contradicting shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen. FactCheck analysed Bowen's statement that changes to FoFA will bring back ...

ASIC warns of complacency over confidential information

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2014
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has found little evidence of selective disclosure of market sensitive information at analyst briefings but has warned companies not to become complacent. In 2013, ASIC looked at the handling ...

Banks support the "original" FoFA intent: ABA

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2014
... consumer protection. The ABA came out shortly after Industry Super Australia (ISA) accused banks of lobbying to water down the law and to reintroduce commissions in general advice. The bankers' organisation argued that the sector is only seeking "technical ...

EQT strengthens estate planning team

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2014
... specialist between 1985 and 2001. After that, he took up a role managing the wills and estates section of a large offshore law firm based in Bermuda. "Andrew's work in Bermuda involved complicated wills and estate planning and administration for ultra ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2014
The Australian share market is expected to open slightly higher this week on the back of gains in global markets. AMP chief economist Shane Oliver is tipping a lift of five to 10 points at the local open. The S&P 500 finished the week above 1,900 for ...

FPA reveals 10 point plan to improve advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2014
... financial advice, including enshrining the term financial planner in the Corporations Act. The organisation proposes that the law requires any adviser to be a member of a professional body, that they hold a relevant university degree, that they have ...

OMFG! Australia could lose an A

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2014
We're in trouble now Virginia... you, I and Irene! That credit ratings agency - Standard & Poor's has waded in into the Federal Budget and put us, Australians all, on notice. Just read S&P's sovereign analyst Craig Michael's lips: "If it looked as though ...