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E&P Financial Group seeks to delist

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 SEP 2024
... proposed delisting," the board said. Delisting is set to save the company $2.5 million annually. Regarding the public inquiry into the failures of Dixon Advisory announced last week, the board said it has "no further detail on the proposed inquiry and ...

Calls for independent oversight on mortgage stress

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2024
... target for mortgage arrears of between 2% and 3%," HIA chief economist Tim Reardon said. In its submission to the Senate inquiry into the financial regulatory framework and home ownership, HIA identified that a decade of additional costs has restricted ...

Inquiry urges government to consider paid reproductive leave

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024
... costing Australian women about $17 billion in lost earnings and retirement savings. In November 2023, the Senate referred an inquiry into issues related to menopause and perimenopause to the Senate Community Affairs References Committee. Following 258 ...

Hanson backs Dixon Advisory inquiry

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024
A public inquiry into the collapse of Dixon Advisory will soon launch after the Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) gained support from Senator Pauline Hanson in the senate yesterday. After pounding the pavement for months, the FAAA has successfully ...

FSU steps up calls for reproductive leave policies

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2024
... help normalise conversations about menopause and menstruation in the workplace. In November 2023, the Senate referred an inquiry into issues related to menopause and perimenopause to the Senate Community Affairs References Committee with a reporting ...

Pensioners to pay more under aged care reforms

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2024
... accessible from age 50 provided they have exhausted other alternatives and actively choose to enter aged care. A Senate inquiry is to review the proposed legislation over a six-week period, but the government expects to pass the reforms by the end of ...

FAAA ramps up Dixon inquiry campaign

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2024
... The Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) is calling on all federal members of parliament to support a public inquiry into the collapse of Dixon Advisory and the flow-on effect on the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR). The FAAA has written ...

FSU campaigns against workplace surveillance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2024
... employees by companies and to ensure any surveillance is regulated. The Victorian government is currently undertaking an Inquiry into Workplace Surveillance, investigating the current state of monitoring and surveillance practices in various industries ...

E&P free of legacy issues, FUA jumps 26%

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2024
... Group's US Masters Residential Property Fund (URF). Getting to the bottom of this will only happen through a public inquiry. We are continuing to call for a public inquiry, and we ask for your support to achieve that," he said.

FAAA to work with Treasury on CSLR

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2024
... of the CSLR and listen to pragmatic and feasible solutions. "We have also called on the government to pursue a public inquiry into what really happened at Dixon Advisory. With potential losses approaching $400 million, there is a clear public interest ...