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Senate FoFA conclusions expected today

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2014
The Senate Economics Committee is expected to release its conclusions on the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) inquiry later today. The report will allow the government to form a final opinion on the amendments to the FoFA legislation, which have been ...

Financial Wisdom to face class action for poor advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2014
... a class action against Financial Wisdom comes days before the Senate Economics Committee reports its conclusions of an inquiry into the Australian Securities and Investments Commission's (ASIC) failure to address cases of bad advice within CBA's financial ...

Bank ads confusing: research

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2014
... lenders will be under more pressure to provide it." The survey results come as the Federal Government's Financial System Inquiry (FSI) considers changes to better position and broadly improve Australia's financial system. "We need a banking system where ...

Palmer United will hold the key to FoFA approval

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2014
... (AFA) have begun to lobby the senators, ahead of the Senate Economics Committee presentation of the report on the FoFA inquiry, on June 16. With 33 representatives in the new Senate, the Coalition will need six extra votes to approve the amendments to ...

ASIC asks FSI for more flexible toolkit

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2014
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has called on the Financial System Inquiry (FSI) to grant it a more flexible regulatory toolkit and increase its scope to address market problems. Giving a speech at the Corporate Governance ...

CBA does not address "sketchy" info allegations

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2014
... to address allegations by the Senate Economics Committee that it provided "sketchy" and insufficient information to the inquiry into the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) in statement released today. In the public statement, CBA ...

CBA and ASIC "sketchy" info delays inquiry conclusion

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2014
Last minute developments have forced the Senate Economics Committee to delay the tabling of its final report in the inquiry into the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). The committee has issued an interim report signed by its chair ...

Senate Committee forced to delay tabling of ASIC report

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2014
... available for comment at the time of publishing. The Economics Committee was scheduled to report the conclusions of the inquiry into ASIC's performance to the Senate on May 30. Several cases of bad advice within CBA's financial planning unit and ASIC's ...

Murray shuns FoFA commissions' debate

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2014
Financial System Inquiry (FSI) chairman David Murray has avoided weighing in on the debate about the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) amendments and the possibility that they could bring back commissions in advice. Speaking at the Institute of Chartered ...

CBA leads on client satisfaction despite planning scandals

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2014
... within the bank's planning unit have appeared constantly in the media over the last few months and have even prompted an inquiry into the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) for its failure to address the issues. The survey found ...