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Government repeals Palmer FoFA changes

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 DEC 2014
The government has repealed the Palmer United Party's (PUP) proposed changes to the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) legislation and grandfathering amendments have become law. The registration of the grandfathering provisions will see these regulations ...

Cormann to keep up the FoFA fight

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2014
... night Labor was successful in its attempts to disallow the government's changes to the FoFA legislation. At the final hour Palmer United Party (PUP) senator Jacqui Lambie joined Labor and the Greens in a new alliance of independents. The Motoring Enthusiast ...

Industry furious at financial advice swap

AAP & ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2014
... Financial Advice (FoFA) laws were demolished in the Senate overnight. Labor, the Greens and four crossbenchers, including Palmer United Party's Jacqui Lambie, argued the Coalition's proposed changes would leave investors vulnerable to a future financial ...

FoFA disallowance could put industry into breach of law

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2014
... The motion is supported by a Senate majority of 25 Labor Senators, 10 Greens Senators, independent Senator Nick Xenophon, Palmer United Party (PUP) Senator Jacqui Lambie and Australian Motoring Enthusiasts Party Senator Ricky Muir. Lambie's decision ...

G20, FTA and Vlad

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2014
... more) from 5.8% only last April. But like I said, the details are still sketchy.A And oh, won't any deal have to get Clive Palmer's approval first? I digress. Back to the G20 promises, promises. In their communiquA(C), the G20 promised measures to boost ...

Coalition secures PUP support on FoFA vote

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2014
... Labor motion to disallow the changes to the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) legislation after it secured the support from Palmer United Party (PUP) and other crossbench Senators. Labor Senator Sam Dastiary's attempt to disallow the government's proposed ...

Opposition wants to postpone vote on FoFA bill

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2014
... light of his recommendations," Whish-Wilson said. This inquiry into FoFA was set up in light of the changes proposed by the Palmer United Party (PUP), which struck a last-minute deal with the government in mid-July to avoid a Labor disallowance motion ...

The certainty in a sea of uncertainties

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2014

FoFA legislative changes pass in the House of Reps

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2014
... the changes. As many as 82 members voted in favour of the bill in the House of Representatives, while 50 voted against. Palmer United Party (PUP) MP Clive Palmer was not present in the House of Reps and did not intervene in the debate, even though his ...

Government tables FoFA bill in House of Reps

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2014
... move follows the opposition's failed attempt to disallow the proposed changes in a Senate vote. A last minute deal with Palmer United Party (PUP) senators allowed the Coalition to maintain the changes to FoFA, which were introduced as regulations. However ...