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Labor considers ban on insurance commissions

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2014
... Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). Speaking at the AFA National Adviser Conference in Cairns, shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen told media that while Labor exempted risk advisers from a commission ban under FoFA, it was now reconsidering ...

Hockey accuses Labor of making "a mess" of FoFA

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2014
... "complaining about its own laws" and making "such a mess of the entire crisis of financial advice." Hockey accused Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen of being "too busy in engaging with unfair dismissal activity against his own leaders, rather than focusing ...

Bowen supports lump sum status quo

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2014
There is no evidence to suggest Australians abuse their right to withdraw superannuation as a lump sum, Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen has said. Addressing delegates at the Financial Services Council conference, the former treasurer said forcing consumers ...

In the throes of change

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2014
... both sides of politics to articulate their agenda, with the Minister for Finance, Senator Mathias Corman and Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen MP both speaking at the conference. With regulation front of mind for an advocacy organisation, one panel session ...

Deal with government brings in consumer protection: Palmer

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2014
... much as I could for the people of Australia," he said. Labor and the Greens said that would oppose the changes. Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen said that his party would seek another inquiry into FoFA. "This is a government desperate to water down protections ...

Labor questions Murray, calls for another inquiry

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2014
... government's plans to examine financial advice scandals as part of the Financial System Inquiry (FSI) a "cop out." Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen told journalists this morning that the government's proposal to deal with these issues within the FSI "is ...

New FoFA will not bring back old commissions: FactCheck

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2014
... Advice (FoFA) legislation will not bring back old-style commissions, ABC's FactCheck program said, contradicting shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen. FactCheck analysed Bowen's statement that changes to FoFA will bring back the type of commissions that encouraged ...

Budget a 'missed opportunity': ISA

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2014
... be open to the 'inverted bid model' for green field infrastructure projects proposed by industry super funds. Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen, however, called the infrastructure package "nothing more than an amateur con." While ISA opposed the changes to ...

Assistant Treasurer Sinodinos to stand aside amid ICAC inquiry

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2014
... Senator Sinodinos' failure to comply. This motion was also supported by the Greens in the Senate. Yesterday, Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen said that Senator Sinodinos needed to "provide and full and proper account." However this morning, Attorney-General ...

Senate pushes for Sinodinos to explain corruption allegations

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2014
... comply. Senator Sinodinos has not yet complied. This motion is also being supported by the Greens in the Senate. Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen said that Senator Sinodinos needed to "provide and full and proper account." However Attorney-General George ...