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Banks narrowly avoid parliamentary inquiry

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2017
Australian banks have narrowly dodged the possibility of facing a Royal Commission-style inquiry after a Green's Bill to establish a Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry fell short by a single vote in the House of Representatives yesterday. The Bill ...

Labor fights phoenix fraud

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2017
... company director than open a bank account, yet the Government has barely raised a peep about phoenix activity," Labor Senator Katy Gallagher said. "The Coalition has chosen to continue its narrow, ideological agenda of delivering billions of dollars ...

Labor renews calls for banking Royal Commission

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 24 APR 2017
... account fees and far too high interest rates on all loan accounts," read another. Noting the avalanche of complaints, Senator Ketter said Labor will continue to fight for a Royal Commission because "it's the only thing that can get to the bottom of systemic ...

Senate committee files views on super objective

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2017
... be debated in the Senate, following a Senate Economics Legislation Committee report filed on Tuesday. Committee chair, Senator Jane Hume, told Financial Standard that after considering all positions it was recommended that the legislated primary objective ...

Landmark advice reforms pass Senate

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2017
... support, Labor still believes more needs to be done to ensure consumers are protected in the financial services sector. Senator Jacinta Collins (ALP) said the reforms were a welcomed step forward, but there is more to be done to resolve the issues surrounding ...

Banking inquiry becomes Royal Commission alternative

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2016
... failures in the financial services industry. In a statement Shadow Minister for Small Business and Financial Services, Senator Katy Gallagher said: "This committee will provide an immediate opportunity for people all around Australia to put their experiences ...

Super SA appoints two board members

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 26 SEP 2016
... government has appointed two members to the Super SA board. Annette Hurley joins Super SA's board having been a federal senator for South Australia between 2005 and 2011. She was deputy leader of the South Australian Labor Party from 1997 to 2002; she ...

New chair for Supervised Investments

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2016
Supervised Investments has appointed a former Senator as chair of the board. The Hon. Helen Coonan joins the fund manager with broad knowledge and experience in financial and professional services, energy and telecommunications. Coonan is a former Cabinet ...

Nationals senator not giving up on life insurance investigation

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2016
Senator John Williams said regardless of what Parliament ultimately looks like after a hotly-contested election, he will prioritise continuing the Senate Economics References Committee's life insurance industry investigation. Speaking to Financial Standard ...

US Senate votes down adviser fiduciary rule

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2016
... attitude legislators in the US have to this issue compared to lawmakers in the UK and Australia, GOP Majority Leader, Senator Mitch McConnell, said the DOL's fiduciary rule would hurt middle class families by limiting access to financial advice. This ...