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Hockey accuses Labor of making "a mess" of FoFA

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2014
... when the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) legislation was first tabled in Parliament. Labor Member of Parliament Bernie Ripoll asked the Treasurer during question time: "given that the [Financial Services Council] FSC now says more, not less regulation ...

Vertical integration good for consumers, competition: instos

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2014
... added: "indeed advice from 'independents' has proved to be the most damaging to consumers and was the driver of the original Ripoll Inquiry." "Vertically integrated companies with significant capital strength have the resources and brand strength to ...

FoFA legislative changes pass in the House of Reps

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2014
... anyone paying them any superannuation whatsoever-to contemplate an appropriate asset mix for their future." Labor MP Bernie Ripoll, who outlined the first version of FoFA, told the lower chamber that "this bill destroys a range of consumer protection ...

Labor, Greens will "keep fighting" after FoFA backflip

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2014
... amendments in the Senate last night "We are still in discussions to see what happens next," Labor Member of Parliament Bernie Ripoll told Financial Standard. Ripoll, who headed the original inquiry that resulted into the first FoFA law, said: "we have ...

Ripoll labels Cormann's FoFA changes "a stunt"

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014
"What a stunt" was Labor MP Bernie Ripoll's first reaction to the government's announcement that it will ban commissions on general advice. "Commissions have already been banned. By Labor," Ripoll said on Twitter. "Liberals say they will ban commissions ...

Latest Financial Standard issue available on the iPad app

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2014
... netwealth head of advice Simon Micallef. We also speak to the Shadow Financial Services and Superannuation Minister Bernie Ripoll for our back page profile. You can read these articles on your iPad by downloading Financial Standard iPadA(C) app free ...

PROFILE: Bernie Ripoll

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2014
... As the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) debate rages on, Shadow Financial Services and Superannuation Minister Bernie Ripoll looks back at its inception. Laura Millan A reports. At the beginning, the future of financial advice was in the hands of Bernie ...

Latest Financial Standard issue available on the iPad app

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2014
... this may affect the annuities industry. We also speak to the Shadow Financial Services and Superannuation Minister Bernie Ripoll for our back page profile. You can read these articles on your iPad by downloading Financial Standard iPadA(C) app free from ...

FoFA regulations paused, but legislation will go ahead

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2014
... portfolio, decided not to pursue this controversial move, described by opposition spokesperson for financial services Bernie Ripoll as a "back door" route. As it stands, it is unlikely that the legislation will pass the Senate before 1 July, as the Greens ...

Cormann freezes FoFA amendments

MARK SMITH, ALICE URIBE  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2014
... were aiming squarely at promoting consumers best interests. Shadow Financial Services and Superannuation Minister Bernie Ripoll called for a full parliamentary debate for the government's proposed amendments last month and the legality of passing changes ...