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Labor promises cheap childcare, climate action

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2022
... rates - a plan which it estimates would leave four in five families better off than they are now. Further, a Labor government would require the ACCC to design a price regulation mechanism to shed light on costs and fees in child care with the goal of ...

Super should help secure home loans: Inquiry

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2022
... affordable housing. In its dissenting report, without specifically touching on the recommendation concerning superannuation, Labor said it does not support the report. "We had hoped that this inquiry would begin to address the structural issues in the ...

Advisers cautious of election promises

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2022
... it is incumbent upon the industry to keep the government and opposition accountable for the promises they are making. If Labor comes into power, MP Stephen Jones said that as his priority for the first 100 days, he will ensure that the advice business ...

Hume pledges less red tape for advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2022
... "achieve the intention of the FASEA reforms without micromanaging advisers, universities, students and businesses". The Labor Party's Stephen Jones, who also spoke at the summit, said the problem with FASEA's model was it "tried to squeeze everyone ...

CSLR will not fully protect investors

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 FEB 2022
... paused until the passage of the CSLR bill. The federal government owes it to these victims to pass this bill," he said. The Labor party said it supports the bill but is concerned by the narrow focus of excluding managed investment schemes. Conversely ...

Government backflips on adviser education

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 17 DEC 2021
Not long after Labor suggested it would not require older financial advisers to get degrees, the Liberal party has now backflipped on education standards to match Labor's policy. Minister for superannuation, financial services and the digital economy ...

Hume commits to 12% SG

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2021
... would not alter the super guarantee increase in any way," ISA chief executive Bernie Dean said. He added his support for Labor's proposal to link super fund capital with government projects. "Labor's proposal to unlock further super fund investment in ...

Labor pledges calm in superannuation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 DEC 2021
Labor promises that superannuation will not be hotly contested in the upcoming federal election, vowing that if it comes to power in 2022 it will not introduce major changes. Shadow minister Stephen Jones pledged more stability and less uncertainty ...

AIOFP blasts 'elitist' young advisers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 13 DEC 2021
... Association of Independently Owned Financial Professionals (AIOFP) has criticised 'elitist young financial advisers' for opposing Labor's suggestion older financial advisers shouldn't have to complete a university degree. Last week at the AIOFP's annual ...

Better Advice Bill gets green light

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 22 OCT 2021
... the financial advice sector and ensuring that Australians can get access to affordable and high-quality advice," she said. Labor MP Daniel Mulino ultimately supports the new legislation but said it should have passed sooner than three years after the ...