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FPA: Stance on opt-in remains the same

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2012
... the final hours of FOFA and we have been speaking to all major stakeholders but more critically the Government, the Opposition and the Independents." When asked if it was better for all associations to cooperate on FOFA proposals, Rantall said that it ...

FIRST Super invites Tony Abbott to board meeting

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2012
Industry fund FIRST Super has extended an olive branch to Tony Abbott, inviting the Opposition leader to their next board meeting. The invite comes in the wake of Abbott's scathing criticism last week of the way industry super fund boards are run. According ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2012
... Penny Wong says she is confident the government's newly passed mining tax will survive any High Court challenge the opposition might launch against itATHENS - Greece's struggling economy will contract by another 4.5 per cent of output this year ahead ...

Advisers urged to keep up pressure on FOFA change

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2012
... industry has pledged to keep pushing for changes to elements of the planned legislation. Leading the charge from the Opposition benches is shadow assistant Mathias Cormann, who welcomed what he called the government's "back-down" on the mandatory implementation ...

Unions, AIST hit back at Abbott comments

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2012
Unions and super associations have responded to comments from Opposition leader Tony Abbott who blasted union involvement in industry super funds. According to The Australian, Tony Abbott reportedly called industry super funds gravy trains for union ...

FOFA discontent rumbles on after PJC findings

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2012
... existing timeframe and implementation date of the opt-in requirements," said Fiona Reynolds, AIST chief. Meanwhile, the Opposition reiterated its key concerns over the FOFA legislation in the wake of the PJC report. Opposition spokesman on Financial ...

Triple engagement but 17 firms get first strike

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2012
... industry after the Federal Government received submissions arguing for and against the proposal with the strongest opposition being to the board spill from a second strike. Since the introduction of the two-strike rule, 17 of the ASX 300 companies held ...

No time for FOFA impact statement: OBPR

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2012
... commissions on insurance products outside of super were named as the six elements without an OBPR-passed RIS. When opposition senator Matthias Cormann referenced Treasury evidence that the breach was due to time pressures, McNamara confirmed some drafts ...

FOFA debate due after PJC report: Shorten

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2012
... debated by MPs until after the Parliamentary Joint Committee has delivered its report and recommendations on the bill. Opposition spokesman on Financial Services Mathias Cormann announced on Friday that FOFA would be debated in parliament during the ...

FSC chief made chair of Landcom

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2012
... Friday that Brogden would replace William Kirby Jones as chair of State land developer Landcom. However the former state Opposition leader told Financial Standard that his role at the helm of the Financial Services Council wouldn't be affected by the ...