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Govt makes key infrastructure inquiry appointment

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2013

Inquiry recommends MRRT and LISC be scrapped

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2013
... finished. The Senate referred the provisions of the Minerals Resource Rent Tax Repeal and Other Measures Bill 2013 for inquiry on 14 November. The recommendations follow extensive consultation with the minerals and superannuation industries and a public ...

ASIC chair defends against media 'smear'

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2013
... termed an attempt by the media to "smear our staff and culture." He said these media reports have coincided with the Senate inquiry into ASIC's performance. "Our main submission [to the Senate inquiry], a response to the inquiry's terms of reference ...

'Funding Australia's growth' top priority for Murray Inquiry

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2013

Actuaries Institute names new CEO

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2013

ASIC backs down on custody whistleblowing requirements

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2013
... raised a number of concerns about Proposal B4 in CP 197," ASIC stated. "However, we would not impose any positive duty on inquiry on the custodian in relation to the responsible entity. Rather, the requirement is intended to capture matters that the ...

Lift aged pension to 70: Productivity Commission

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2013
... efficient investment environment," noted the report in what may be a veiled reference to the just announced Financial System Inquiry. These pressures could cost 6% of GDP by 2060 and require taxes to increase from 28% to 34% of GDP unless government ...

David Murray to head financial system inquiry

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2013
Future Fund inaugural chair David Murray has been appointed to head the inquiry into Australia's financial system, the Government has announced. Dubbed the "Son of Wallis" inquiry in reference to a similar inquiry led by Stan Wallis 16 years ago, the ...

CBA follows ASIC's lead in Senate submission

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2013
... Investments Commission (ASIC) and is asking for a detailed public register of financial advisers in a submission to the Senate inquiry on the regulator's performance. The bank has chosen to focus on broader issues affecting the industry rather than on ...

Should super have its own regulator?

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2013
... Cooper Review said an exclusive superannuation regulator could be one outcome of the comprehensive financial services inquiry planned by the government. "If you had the time, you might look at the regulators, and you might think, does defined contribution ...