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FPA defends turf, looks to HNW

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 29 NOV 2010
... 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 ...

More voice needed in policy debate: AustralianSuper

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2010
... 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. ...

Speaker chaos could derail super reforms

... pairing is voluntary and informally agreed because Section 40 of the constitution must be upheld. Complaints by the independents Tony Windsor and Bob Katter that the opposition leader is being unfair and a "troublemaker" in backing away from the so-called ...

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 ...

Planes, trains & automobiles and the bush

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2010
... Congress at the coming mid-term elections in November. Hey, that's just two months away and at the rate the three I's - Independents or Indecisives, take your pick - make their decisions, the US might already have new faces in Congress while Windsor ...

AustralianSuper wades into politics

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2010
The chief of Australia's largest industry fund, AustralianSuper, is urging politicians, especially the independents, to rank superannuation adequacy high on the agenda as negotiations progress to form the next government. Ian Silk, chief executive of ...

Nothing to fear in hung parliament

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 23 AUG 2010
... supportive of any of those measures," she continued. But Reynolds said whether this happens will be in the court of the independents, who now hold the balance of power, because regardless which major party they support to form government, it is likely ...

Hung

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 AUG 2010
... literally. When the parties they lead look increasingly likely to be begging for support from among the greens and the independents to get any legislation passed. Cue in evil laugh. Bwa ha ha ha ha! For what can we truly expect of a campaign run on "I'm ...

AIOFP elects new board for PCM

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2009
... financial advice to the average Australian. "This has been based on market pressure on getting fees down. What the independents have suddenly realised is that we have to stick together and regardless of legislation, provide lower fees to our clients. ...

Uni to offer SMSF degree

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2008
... members or external institutions and facilitate through seminars and workshops. The education itself will provided by independents," said Slattery "You cannot be the developer of the standards and educator. We feel there are plenty of others that deliver ...