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Labor will announce retirement income priorities

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2016
... Malcolm Turnbull that the budget will be brought forward one week and that a potential double dissolution may occur in the Senate as a result of trying reinstate the Australian Building and Construction Commission. "We've always said the Age Pension ...

We can do better for women in retirement: Senator

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016
... to be reintroduced - something that was taken away by the Howard and Abbott governments. McAllister, who also chairs the Senate inquiry in to economic security for women in retirement, believes these two proposals would be starting point, and would make ...

FPA supports "bitter harvest" recommendations

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016
The Financial Planning Association has come out in support of the Senate Economics References Committee's recommendations for stronger ASIC penalties and redefining the term "general advice". FPA chief executive Dante De Gori said that the FPA "recognises ...

Senate recommends immediate adviser bans following "bitter harvest"

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2016
The Senate Economics References Committee has recommended legislative amendments which would allow ASIC to immediately suspend a financial adviser if "egregious misconduct" is suspected. Released today, the committee's report on the agribusiness managed ...

FSC defends industry self-regulation

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2016
... has said a life insurance code of conduct is "well underway" following the news that the issue will now be raised in the Senate's Scrutiny of Financial Advice inquiry. On March 8, Senator John Williams amended the inquiry to include a scrutiny of the ...

Senate to investigate life industry

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2016
A Senate inquiry originally set to scrutinise Australia's financial advice industry has again deepened its investigations by adopting calls to examine the country's life insurance sector. With support from all sides of politics, Senator John Williams ...

US resistance to DOL fiduciary rule gathers pace

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2016
... that while the reform is well intentioned it could actually just create excessive compliance burden. The chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Republican Senator Ron Johnson, has meanwhile criticised the DOL for ...

Those who want a job can get a job

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2016
... these when no less than Fed Chair Janet Yellen testifies before the House Financial Services Committee (Wednesday) and the Senate Banking Committee (Thursday) this week.

Investor group welcomes carbon disclosure inquiry

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2016

Members should vote for super fund directors

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2016
... to the Bernie Fraser-led review of governance arrangements at not-for-profit super funds which was set up as a result of Senate cross-benchers opposing federal government reforms. The review was part of a last-minute deal organised between cross-benchers ...