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Senate creates committee on fintech, regtech

KRISTI CHENG  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2019
... the wake of the Hayne Royal Commission. At a Q&A session at the Institute of Public Administration last month, Prime Minister Scott Morrison spoke about how regtech could demystify the regulatory process of all three layers of Australian government. ...

Chief economist update: 'Paradox of Thrift' in action

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2019
... 2007 to 79.0 by July 2008) - the frog was dropped into boiling water. That got Kevin 07's (then Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd) attention, didn't it? As headlined in The Age (14 October 2008): "Rudd unveils $10.4b stimulus plan" that "includes ...

Chief economist update: Foolish takeaway on US-China talks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2019
"There's an old saying in Tennessee - I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee - that says, fool me once, shame on -- shame on you. Fool me -- you can't get fooled again." - former US President George W. Bush, Nashville, Tenn., 17 September ...

Chief economist update: Economy slows to decade low but still tops the pops

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2019
There were no back-patting and self-congratulatory remarks this time from Australia's Prime Minister and Treasurer for the Australian National Accounts show that it wasn't a "wonderful set of numbers". Instead, with economic growth slowing to ...

Government extends FASEA deadlines

KARREN VERGARA, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2019
... Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority's exam, as well as meet its qualification requirements. Assistant Minister for Financial Services, Superannuation and Financial Technology Jane Hume announced new requirements for advisers registered ...

Advice association merger up to members

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2019
... sitting FPA chief executive to attend an AFA National Conference, when he joined the audience on a day that saw Assistant Minister for Superannuation, Financial Services and Financial Technology, Senator Jane Hume, addressed the industry but failed to ...

Chief economist update: The fear of Brexit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2019
... itself." Yes Virginia, you know where I'm going with this. Brexit - the "no-deal" variety - is all but assured. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's announcement suspending Parliament from September 11th to October 14th - when the Queen of England ...

Train of legislation to hit advisers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2019
Speaking at the Association of Financial Advisers National Conference, former Foreign Minister Julie Bishop expressed sympathy for the regulatory changes the advice industry is facing. Touching on the Royal Commission, Bishop said the reputational harm ...

No extension to FASEA deadline

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2019
Assistant Minister for Financial Services, Superannuation and Financial Technology Jane Hume has failed to announce an expected extension to the FASEA deadline but has assured the industry the government is not looking to force experienced financial ...

Advisers band together: AFA Conference 2019 kicks off

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2019
... conference program this year too, he adds. Over the next three days delegates will hear from the likes of former Foreign Minister Julie Bishop, Assistant Minister for Superannuation, Financial Services and Financial Technology Jane Hume and Ethics Partners ...