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Platforms divided on shelf space fees

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 14 AUG 2007
... MLC chief executive Steve Tucker, in a speech at the American Chamber of Commerce luncheon in June, also raised no opposition, as long as shelf fees were passed onto the customer. However, Skandia's chief executive officer Ross Laidlaw said he felt shelf ...

Opposition mounts to Finsia education sale

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2007
The proposed sale of the Financial Services Institute of Australia's (Finsia) education business to Kaplan is far from a foregone conclusion, according to some practitioners and members. Industry practitioners Giles Gunesekera, Stephen Chambers and ...

FPA appoints policy head

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2007
... the Financial Services Authority. "Ged will play a key role in maintaining our good relations with government, the opposition and ASIC, particularly as the agenda for the upcoming federal election rolls out," FPA chief executive, Jo-Anne Bloch, said. ...

Budget reply: National clearing house, halve the OS withholding tax

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2007
... Costello on Tuesday night largely ignored superannuation and investment, but the make-believe Budget Reply announced by Opposition Leader Kevin Rudd last night had us front and centre. In a speech that started shakily but quickly gathered a frenetic ...

Starved infrastructure will bite into growth

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2007
Opposition Leader, Kevin Rudd, played the political magician last night by pulling some surprising economic and political rabbits out of the hat, but there's still no talk of feeding our starved infrastructure any time soon. If anyone was wondering ...

Germany rebuffed on hedge fund regulation call

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2007
... Sachs Group have lowered risk standards to profit from fees on loans to hedge funds. However, the move has met strong opposition from the US and UK, home to the world's largest hedge funds, who have countered that a better solution is greater self-regulation. ...

ALP's broadband funding comes under fire

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2007
The Federal Labor Opposition has come under fire for its plan to build a high speed broadband fibre to the node (FTTN) network covering 98 per cent of the population, with the $4.7 billion dollar project to be bankrolled by the Future Fund's remaining ...

ALP would cut financial literacy funding: Dutton

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2007
... picked up a 'highly commended' award from a top selling internet magazine, but the Government has warned voters that the Opposition would cut funding for the Financial Literacy Taskforce if elected and limit such services. Internet magazine Australian ...

Govt slams Labor on ASIC budget cuts

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2007
The Federal Government has slammed the Opposition's proposal to cut funding for the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), saying reduced resources and capabilities would be welcome news for criminals. Responding to the Federal Opposition's ...

Senate passes super changes

The Simplified Super legislation has passed through the Senate with the Federal Opposition supporting the changes. Under the legislation superannuation benefits paid from a taxed fund will be tax-free for people aged over 60 and reasonable benefit limits ...