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AMP should stop whining: Slater and Gordon

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2020
... accused its chief executive of having an agenda to make class actions more difficult. Appearing before the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics on Tuesday, De Ferrari was asked how many class actions AMP was currently facing. After ...

AMP approved product list under fire

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2020
The approved product lists AMP financial advisers are beholden to have come under fire from the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics. Labor MP Andrew Leigh questioned AMP chief executive Francesco De Ferrari on how the institution ...

Super funds merge, board revealed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2020
... VicSuper directors and First State Super directors who now step down following the successful merger." The VicSuper representatives to join the new board are; Gabrielle Bell - nominated by the Victorian Public Sector Commission, Patricia Faulkner - nominated ...

AFA, FPA share bleak view of industry

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2020
... Association of Financial Advisers and Financial Planning Association of Australia have appeared before the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics, sharing austere views of the financial advice industry. AFA general manager, policy and ...

Chief economist update: Extraordinarily uncertain outlook

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2020
... This is what Powell stated in his prepared remarks before the Committee on Financial Services if the House of Representatives. However, Powell also warned that: "While this bounceback in economic activity is welcome, it also presents new challenges-notably ...

Super fund members compensated

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020
... than 1266 smartMonday members have received about $2.6 million in compensation after two third-party authorised representatives failed to comply with legislation that required their super accounts to be transferred to Aon MySuper by 1 April 2017 unless ...

FASEA extension passes

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2020
... contained in an omnibus bill which hit a snag last week when it was bounced out of the Senate and back to the House of Representatives after Centre Alliance Senator Rex Patrick sought an amendment. The amendment Patrick sought deals with a loophole that ...

ISA plays devil's advocate on SG

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2020
... workers, with employers taking the rest of the impact. The research, submitted to the Tim Wilson-chaired House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics, attempted to put an end to the arguments of ISA's adversaries in the ongoing debate ...

Senator remains firm on FASEA extension

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2020
... exemption, which applies to many of Australia's 'rich listers', to remain." The bill now sits in the House of Representatives, where the amendment will be considered. Patrick said if the amendment is rejected and the omnibus bill comes back to the Senate ...

FASEA extension hits snag

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020
... complete the FASEA exam and two years to complete the FASEA education requirements was returned to the House of Representatives after an amendment was sought. Despite being introduced to the senate with bipartisan support, an amendment sought by Centre ...