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Consensus emerging on Tax White Paper

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2015
... considered without the unanimous agreement of state and territory governments and bipartisan support in the Federal Parliament. "It's also worth reminding everyone that before we go further down the track of reform of federal financial relations, there ...

FSC revamps board, policy team

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2015
The Financial Services Council (FSC) has appointed State Street head of Asia Pacific to its board and confirmed that chief economist James Bond has left the organisation. State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) head of Asia Pacific, Lochiel Crafter, is ...

Super rules for women still unclear

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2015
A federal parliament bill aiming to clear uncertainty around employers paying female staff more superannuation does not have support from the current government, Fairfax Media reports. In 2014 the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) ...

FEATURE: Adviser education

FINANCIAL STANDARD  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2015
With minimum education standards surely now set to rise in the financial planning industry, the Financial Standard team has asked experts to outline what the new rules might look like and the possible routes advisers can take. What qualities will the ...

Women outperforming all men boardrooms

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2015
... Payne, senator and Shadow Minister for Women Claire Moore, and senator Larissa Waters. Senator Waters said federal parliament was aiming for 40% women representation on government boards.

Australia's insatiable online appetite

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2014
... competitive. The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) released research that was tabled in federal parliament last week that showed how insatiable this appetite is. "Consumers are doing more over the internet, using more devices and accessing ...

FoFA changes to be tabled today

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2014
The government's amendments to the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) are due to be tabled in federal parliament today. It is not clear whether the government will introduce all or some of the amendments to parliament. Dante De Gori, general manager ...

Inquiry recommends MRRT and LISC be scrapped

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2013
... report said. Industry Super Australia (ISA) said the committee's decision was "disappointing" and called on the federal parliament to find a solution to retain the LISC. "Where there's a will there's a way," ISA chief executive David Whiteley said. "The ...

VOFF slams MP response Trio Capital fraud

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2013
... fraud. Jones said in a WIN News interview on 11 February that he intends to present a Private Members Bill to Federal Parliament for a compensation scheme of last resort for self managed superannuation investors for future losses due to fraud. While ...

Let the lobbying begin

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 SEP 2010
The Independents holding the balance of power in Federal Parliament could be subjected to three years of intense lobbying as the financial services industry comes to grips with a minority government. Industry bodies remain united in their desire to ...