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Super is working but can be improved: Ripoll

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2015
... for Australians in retirement, but there are inequalities and looming challenges that should be addressed, Shadow Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation Bernie Ripoll said. In a speech at the SMSF Association National Conference, Ripoll said ...

FoFA reform brings general advice into the spotlight

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2014
... according to the Opposition, despite some industry bodies arguing that these claims are "misconceived." The Shadow Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation Bernie Ripoll, Industry Super Australia (ISA) and the Financial Planning Association ...

FoFA changes delay tax-deductible advice: Ripoll

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2014
... Financial Advice (FoFA) legislation are delaying the possibility of the implementation of tax-deductible advice, Shadow Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation Bernie Ripoll told Financial Standard. Ripoll argued that the draft FoFA amendments ...

Sinodinos defends "speedy" FoFA legislation

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2014
... and to remove provisions which would inhibit the provision of lower cost financial advice." Yesterday the Shadow Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation Bernie Ripoll told Financial Standard that he was concerned the proposed changes may result ...

FoFA reforms put professional standards at risk: Ripoll

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2014
... result in reduced consumer protection and a decline in professional standards. Speaking to Financial Standard, Shadow Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation Bernie Ripoll said that it would consider any changes put forward by the government ...

Ripoll rips into Abbott government's 'amateurism'

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2013
... government's attempt to take credit for Labor's SuperTICK initiative is "laughable and outrageous", according to Shadow Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation Bernie Ripoll. Ripoll's comments were in response to a media release sent out by ...

Shorten gives Ripoll shadow superannuation portfolio

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2013
Opposition leader Bill Shorten has appointed Bernie Ripoll Shadow Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation. The appointment sees the portfolio returned to a shadow ministerial level after Kevin Rudd put it under the umbrella of Treasury. This ...

FSC anticipates different role for Senator Cormann

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2013
... weeks as Cormann would need time to appoint new staff. Cormann was appointed to Shadow Assistant Treasurer and Shadow Minister for Financial Services & Superannuation on 14 September 2010 but following the election his official website now lists him ...

Bowen and Cormann at odds over adviser enshrinement

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2013
... around the enshrinement of the term 'financial planner' has revealed division between Treasurer Chris Bowen and shadow Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation Mathias Cormann. "An important priority for a re-elected Rudd Labor Government will ...

Rudd promises to expand Super Clearing House

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013
... would get rid of the Clearing House, and offer a similar service through the Australian Tax Office (ATO). Shadow Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation Mathias Cormann justified the move, arguing the Clearing House created unnecessary bureaucracy. ...