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Two down, one to go

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2012
... hold more capital to protect themselves against future losses." While Germany again does a Tony Abbott - voicing its opposition to the plan - there's no doubt that, after a few twists, turns and roundabouts, Europe is ultimately headed in that direction ...

FSC, ASFA endorse APRA's risk measure stance

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2012
... of the standard risk measure (SRM) in shortened product disclosure statements. The support is in contrast to strong opposition presented by an alliance composed of the Actuaries Institute, the Industry Super Network and the Australian Institute of Superannuation ...

Super governance Bill passes amid cries of favouritism

BEN COLLINS, MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2012
The Federal opposition argues that a scale test on superannuation fund trustees inappropriately favours industry super funds. This comes on the back of legislation passing through Parliament last night, which gives the Australian Prudential Regulation ...

No roadblocks to success: Cormann

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2012
... increase in mandatory superannuation contributions that Shorten heralded yesterday - while strongly opposed by the Opposition when they were before parliament - would not be removed if the Coalition is put in power at the next election, because Cormann ...

ACSA lends weight to ASIC tech focus

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2012
... implementing directions as requested - a point ACSA felt wasn't clear in the ASIC report. ACSA also reinforced its opposition to replacing the term 'custodian' with 'depository,' a move ASIC indicated it was considering. ACSA has argued the term 'custodian' ...

Climate change already an insurance risk

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2012
Political opposition to the carbon tax may be at record highs in Australia but for insurers climate change has for many years already been an economic and business risk they have had to plan for. "Since climate change could lead to losses on a scale ...

Wins and losses in PC default super report

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2012
... Fair Work Act and the new industrial regulatory structure under Fair Work Australia (FWA). Political pressure from opposition spokesperson Senator Mathias Cormann that the review be more wide reaching than initially intended gave the inquiry a tougher ...

Census 2011: Australia is changing, and fast

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2012
... staggering 53 years unless there is a major increase in fertility, mortality or inbound migration. The government and opposition may not quite realise it yet, but this spells the end of their 'small Australia' policy experiment for the simple reason ...

Coalition releases super manifesto

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2012
... superannuation system viewed around the world as having good product disclosure but poor entity level disclosure, the Opposition's policy direction will put pressure on all sections of the industry.

Coalition clears up FOFA questions

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2012
With FOFA legislation due for debate in the Senate next month, the Opposition's spokesperson on Financial Services has provided details on what FOFA would look like under a coalition government. Speaking at an Association of Financial Advisers Budget ...