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| | | ... questions. Emotions have run high since advisers embarked on a campaign of political lobbying last month to persuade key independents in the House of Representatives to oppose opt-in provisions and the banning of commissions for risk insurance in superannuation. ... |
| | | | The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has met with the key independent MPs, the Greens and the adviser to the Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation, Bill Shorten, to discuss reforms for the advice industry. Chief executive of the ... |
| | | | ... come in for a drubbing from key figures in the financial services industry in the wake of intense lobbying of the independents by financial planners. Financial advisers were instructed by shadow financial services minister Senator Mathias Cormann on ... |
| | | | ... the FOFA reforms is significant because the Opposition only needs to convince one of the four government aligned independents to cross the floor and the FOFA bills will be rejected. But Oakeshott isn't knocking back the opt-in completely, just that he ... |
| | | | ... elected: opt-in provisions and the ban on risk commissions in superannuation. He also told planners how to lobby Independents to block the legislation proposed by the Government in the Lower House. But Whiteley said this would ultimately hurt planners. ... |
| | | | ... political lobbying today by Shadow Minister for Financial Services Senator Mathias Cormann, who told them to target the independents. Speaking at a packed Sydney breakfast organised by the Association of Financial Advisers, Senator Cormann told the crowd ... |
| | | | ... was a one per cent cut in the company tax rate. It is believed the Government needs the support of four of the six independents in the Lower House to pass the bill. Pauline Vamos, chief executive of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia ... |
| | | | ... political leadership and subtle footwork previously lacking from the government. The poor showing of the Greens and NSW independents in the seats held by the federal independents who enable the Gillard government to hold government make the situation ... |
| | | | ... he added, that would not necessarily be conflict-free. He also said that the FPA had been holding discussions with independents holding the balance of power in Parliament over the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reforms, but was not sure whether the ... |
| | | | ... heard, particularly in politics and adequacy issues. Prior to the election, Silk urged politicians, especially the independents, to rank superannuation adequacy high on the agenda when negotiations took place around forming the now Gillard government. ... |
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