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FoFA uncertainty presents good buying opportunity

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2014
... with a good buying opportunity, according to NovaPort Capital portfolio manager Sinclair Currie. After weeks of continued debate over the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reforms, doubt has once again been cast over the future of the sectors' revenue ...

AFA finds FoFA debate "surprising"

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2014
... Mathias Cormann's decision to freeze the regulation, almost a week ago. AFA chief executive Brad Fox said that the intense debate over issues such as advisers' best interests' duty and a potential return to commissions is based on "erroneous claims ...

FoFA freeze a consequence of pro-consumer campaign: Silk

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2014
... providers and too far away from the interests of the consumers." Silk expressed hope that the government is listening to the debate and is trying "to strike more balance." Also speaking at the forum was Financial Services Council chief executive John ...

Cormann freezes FoFA amendments

MARK SMITH, ALICE URIBE  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2014
... 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 through regulation has also been ...

Senate Economics Committee to hold inquiry on FoFA bill

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2014
... start in mid-May. The Senate inquiry will start after the bill is voted upon in the lower house and the upper house will debate and vote on the bill once the Senate Economics Committee report is presented on June 16. The Corporations Amendment (Streamlining ...

FoFA introduced into parliament with some tweaks

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2014
... Rantall said. Whiteley restated ISA's concerns that the FoFA bill was "rushed" through parliament. "Rather than rushing to debate the bills, the government should bring together key stakeholders to find a sustainable outcome that reduces compliance costs ...

Consumers join FoFA debate

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2014
Consumers have added their voice to the debate over the government's amendments to the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reforms, with the launch of the 'Save Our FoFA' campaign. The campaign, started by consumer advocate Christopher Zinn, aims to raise ...

Bottoms up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2014
... between the uptrend in the S&P 500 index and growth in the US Federal Reserve's total asset holdings since 2009 settles the debate on whether or not its quantitative easing programme worked or not. Maybe not well enough on the economy, but too well on ...

CFS outlines post-awards plans

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2014
... The fund management and super arm of banking giant Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has also added its voice to the debate over whether superannuation should be taken out of modern awards, calling the current system "anti-competitive". Nicolette ...

Ageing population threatens welfare system: Hockey

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2014
... Hockey questioned whether the health and welfare systems could cope with the country's ageing population and asked for a debate about the cost of the age pension. Hockey spoke during the G-20 Finance ministers meeting that took place in Sydney this weekend. ...