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Senate inquiry into gender retirement income gap launched

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2015
Issues around Australia's gender retirement income gap are expected to be reviewed by March next year after the Senate was instructed to conduct an inquiry yesterday. A cross-party motion by Senators Jenny McAllister (Labor), Sean Edwards (Liberal) ...

Frydenberg slams modern awards as poorly-conceived

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2015
... if Labor did not want to support changes to super board governance A he was still confident the reforms would pass the Senate. Frydenberg also addressed issues about foreign investment, life insurance, professional standards, and the ongoing role of ...

IOOF chair calls for ASIC funding

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2015
... Government to provide further funding to ASIC so the regulator can handle whistleblowers more efficiently. Speaking at the Senate Economics References Committee's Scrutiny of financial advice hearing in Sydney, Sexton defended his delayed response to ...

Super groups call for women Senate review

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2015
Superannuation representative groups have backed calls by federal Greens MP Adam Bandt for a Senate inquiry looking at the problem of women's retirement savings. Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) chief executive Tom Garcia believes ...

IOOF merges two licences

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2015
... 2014. Finally, in response to rumours that IOOF's entire research team had gone on leave following the company's recent Senate enquiry, the spokesperson said that only two of the nine-person team were on annual leave.

Fed lady sings (the same old song)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2015
... Parliament) and better-than-expected US company earnings reports and another up day in China and not what she sang before the Senate Banking Committee last night. I could only guess that this is because, despite the numerous headline spins, the song ...

More calls for Royal Commission

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2015
... director Christopher Kelaher was asked about why he never reported alleged wrongdoings to ASIC. When Kelaher faced the Senate inquiry into financial advice he said claims of widespread wrongdoing at IOOF had no basis in fact. Other IOOF representatives ...

Glass-Steagall Act reintroduced to US Senate

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2015
... to separate their traditional activities from their investment management activities has been re-introduced into the US Senate. The legislation has been sponsored by GOP, Democrat and Independent Senators Elizabeth Warren, John McCain, Maria Cantwell ...

Claims of wrongdoing have no basis: IOOF

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2015
IOOF managing director Christopher Kelaher has told a Senate committee today that claims of widespread wrongdoing at the company have no basis of fact. "I'm confident that I can confirm to you and the broader community that the company has an extremely ...

Forward-thinking advisers benefit from opt-in deadline

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2015
... deadline was originally June 30, 2014, but it was extended by a year after changes to the reforms were being debated in the Senate. As a result, all advisers and licensees will need to strictly comply with the best interests duty, opt-in regime and fee ...