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Senate bill challenges general advice definition

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2014
Greens Senator Peter Whish-Wilson has decided to get ahead of the Financial System Inquiry (FSI) and is set to table a bill to change the definition of 'general advice.' The Senator will introduce the private member bill today during the Senate sitting ...

Government tables FoFA bill in House of Reps

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2014
... the year. Unsurprisingly, Greens spokesperson for consumer affairs, competition policy and small business Senator Peter Whish-Wilson said that the FoFA legislation "is aimed at locking into law the dodgy deal that they [the Coalition] have done with ...

Greens slam CBA executives pay rise

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2014
... pay cut while the compensation process for thousands of victims of poor financial advice remains ongoing, Greens Senator Peter Wish-Wilson said. "It is not a good look to be increasing your salary when your organisation is dealing with a scandal that ...

Labor, Greens will "keep fighting" after FoFA backflip

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2014
... added that "it's too early to say" what would happen if PUP senators and 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 ...

Deal with government brings in consumer protection: Palmer

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2014
... ordinary people." Bowen said that "the government is ripping it [FoFA] up with last-minute dodgy deals." Greens Senator Peter Whish-Wilson revealed that "late this afternoon we thought we had Palmer's support." "This is unusual, the government took a ...

Senate votes against disallowing FoFA amendments

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2014
... agreements at the eleven hour to protect the big end of town," and added: "Shame on you," he said. Greens Senator Peter Whish-Wilson who previously showed support for the disallowance of the amendments said that financial advice scandals "weren't just ...

Labor questions Murray, calls for another inquiry

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2014
... the government's amendments to the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reforms over the next two weeks. Greens Senator Peter Whish-Wilson revealed yesterday that he has written a letter to Prime Minister Tony Abbott, asking him to cast Murray aside from ...

ASIC budget cuts send the wrong message: Greens

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2014
... Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) send the wrong message to would-be criminals, Greens Senator Peter Whish-Wilson said. Whish-Wilson spoke after ASIC chairman Greg Medcraft said that ASIC will have to rely more on whistleblowers ...

FPA and AFA unite: stop commissions on general advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2014
... "The drafting still allows for product-related commissions to be received," Rantall said. Tasmania Greens' Senator Peter Whish-Wilson questioned the advisers' representatives about the sector's current fee structure and business model. "How is seeing ...

Wake-up call for watchdog after inquiry

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 22 APR 2014
... content, senators agree that the proposed changes will be broad. "The inquiry will help shake up ASIC," Greens' senator Peter Whish-Wilson said. Nationals' Senator John Williams said that ASIC should be able to "put a stop order on a financial planner ...
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