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AIOFP blasts 'elitist' young advisers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 13 DEC 2021
... Johnston has written to parliamentarians imploring them not to listen to younger financial advisers who have come out in opposition of Labor's proposal. "It is unfortunate that some Elitist Younger Financial Advisers [EYFA] cannot find any compassion ...

VFMC adds to board

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUN 2021
... adviser for the Victorian government as well as fiscal and infrastructure policy director for the Victorian leader of the opposition. Considine spent time in the UK Civil Service as a project officer and three years in Australian Public Service. "This ...

Labor won't support YFYS Bill in current form

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2021
Labor senators' dissenting report on Your Future, Your Super reforms published yesterday says the opposition can't recommend the Bill passes in its current form for reasons including its rushed start date. Senate Economics Legislation released ...

Advice association chief steps down

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021
... Force and Choice and Access to Life Insurance (CALI), which have positioned us well with the federal government and the opposition as they prepare to consider the future of life insurance commissions under the Life Insurance Framework review," Nowak ...

Iress hires head of corporate development

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2021
... in his last role. Iress paid $115 million in equity value for OneVue last year, after revising its offer in light of opposition from major OVH shareholder Thorney. Iress reported $14.5 million in net profit after tax for the three months ending September ...

To keep or not to keep JobKeeper

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2021
... barber if you need a haircut," Warren Buffett once famously advised. The barber's nod will invariably be met with opposition from shampoo manufacturers. Such is the divide between the Morrison government (the barber) and labour unions and Labor (shampoo ...

Labor, unions, industry funds seethe

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2020
The opposition party, Industry Super Australia (ISA) and unions have criticised the Retirement Income Review and say the super guarantee (SG) must rise. Labor leader Anthony Albanese said the government is looking for excuses to break its promises. ...

Opposition in opposition: Labor responds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
Opposition leader Anthony Albanese has unsurprisingly spoken out against the Morrison government's federal budget, saying it has failed to create much needed jobs. Taking to Twitter, Albanese said: "Being a leader means taking responsibility - in the ...

ERS extension flagged, criticised

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... billions more in taxes and suffer lower investment returns if the government opens a third tranche. The group said its opposition to the scheme is due to its poor targeting and the huge long-term costs on the individual and the taxpayer. ISA said those ...

Chief economist update: As luck would have it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020
... continues to decline and some states re-opening or on the verge of re-opening its borders. News.com.au writes that: "Opposition employment spokesman Brendan O'Connor said Labor was concerned the encouraging figures would convince the Government it ...