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Former politician joins fintech board

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016
... board member. Joining the board of online automated adviser Map My Plan from 1 June will be former parliamentarian Bernie Ripoll. He stood down from the Shadow Ministry in September 2015, and left federal parliament earlier this month. "Map My Plan is ...

FoFA end marks start of new advice era

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2015
... move by the Government is the final step in a long process of regulatory change that started in 2009, when Labor MP Bernie Ripoll called for a reform of the advice industry, following the Storm, Trio and Opes Prime collapses. But advisers can expect ...

New super Shadow Minister as PM acknowledges Labor's plans

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2015
... to one that places a higher value on innovation and human capital," Chalmers said. Chalmers replaces retiring MP Bernie Ripoll in the portfolio that deals with super policy.

SMSF Association farewells super shadow minister

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2015
The SMSF Association has paid tribute to federal politician Bernie Ripoll, who recently announced his resignation as Shadow Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation. Ripoll will be leaving politics at the next election and the SMSF Association ...

Older workers are the future

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2015
... the country's ageing demographics story, according to Shadow Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation Bernie Ripoll. The Member for Oxley highlighted figures from the Intergenerational Report which showed that by 2055, 40,000 Australians will ...

Bernie Ripoll to retire from federal politics

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2015
Labor MP and architect of the first Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reforms Bernie Ripoll will not contest the next federal election. Ripoll announced the decision on his Facebook page and said that he will finish his term as an MP and will continue ...

Super is working but can be improved: Ripoll

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2015
... inequalities and looming challenges that should be addressed, Shadow Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation Bernie Ripoll said. In a speech at the SMSF Association National Conference, Ripoll said the fact that the $1.9 trillion retirement ...

Original FoFA laws take immediate effect

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2014
... executive Mark Rantall, meanwhile, said it would have "chaotic effects". Opposition spokesperson for financial services Bernie Ripoll, however, downplayed these claims, saying: "The [original] FoFA laws were in place for two years, one year soft start ...

Hockey accuses Labor of making "a mess" of FoFA

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2014
... when the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) legislation was first tabled in Parliament. Labor Member of Parliament Bernie Ripoll asked the Treasurer during question time: "given that the [Financial Services Council] FSC now says more, not less regulation ...

FoFA legislative changes pass in the House of Reps

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2014
... anyone paying them any superannuation whatsoever-to contemplate an appropriate asset mix for their future." Labor MP Bernie Ripoll, who outlined the first version of FoFA, told the lower chamber that "this bill destroys a range of consumer protection ...