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FoFA end marks start of new advice era

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2015
... Assistant Treasurer Kelly O'Dwyer said, shortly after the bill passed in both Parliament houses with bipartisan support. The Greens, however, considered that "this rushed legislation was a missed opportunity to further improve consumer protections like ...

Parliament repeals key FoFA amendments

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2015
... commitment to work with the opposition in improving the FoFA laws, which were received with strong opposition by Labor and the Greens. Other amendments made in the past that will remain in the bill include the treatment of basic insurance products and ...

Super lifetime cap could increase budget costs: Budget Office

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2015
... actually end up costing more money to the budget, a report by the Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) commissioned by the Greens found. The Greens commissioned the report in light of the growing number of voices advocating for a lifetime cap on voluntary ...

Super groups call for women Senate review

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2015
... to be dropped in 2017. Bandt applauded initiatives announced by ANZ A to pay its women employees more super and said the Greens will move for a Senate inquiry into its bill to boost superannuation for women across the country. "On average, women have ...

Greens strike pension test deal with coalition

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2015
A deal between the Coalition and the Greens means special consideration will be given to retirement incomes in the federal government's Tax Discussion Paper, and proposed changes to the pension asset test will be passed by parliament. The deal was struck ...

FEATURE: 2014 year in review

MARK SMITH, LAURA MILLAN, JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2014
... Economics Committee issued a report that was broadly supportive of the Coalition's proposed amendments. But both Labor and the Greens dissented. Over the next few months, tension rose between those in favour of and against the amendments. In late November ...

Grandfathering set to become next advice battlefield

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2014
... "relatively quickly" because it does not need to go through legislation. At the same time, the Coalition, Labor and the Greens have previously agreed that the inability to grandfather previous business when changing licensees was an unintended consequence ...

Cormann to keep up the FoFA fight

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2014
... changes to the FoFA legislation. At the final hour Palmer United Party (PUP) senator Jacqui Lambie joined Labor and the Greens in a new alliance of independents. The Motoring Enthusiast Party's Ricky Muir, also broke away. This voting bloc meant that ...

Industry furious at financial advice swap

AAP & ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2014
... responded with ire after the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) laws were demolished in the Senate overnight. Labor, the Greens and four crossbenchers, including Palmer United Party's Jacqui Lambie, argued the Coalition's proposed changes would leave ...

FoFA disallowance could put industry into breach of law

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2014
A Senate alliance between Labor, the Greens and three crossbench Senators has pushed for a motion to disallow the Coalition's proposed changes to the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) legislation in a move that could put the industry immediately into ...