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Labor demands to see Treasury papers on super

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2015
... received advice on options to vary superannuation tax concessions prior to this year's budget. A Freedom of Information request by Labor to federal Treasury allegedly shows the Expenditure Review Committee, chaired by Prime Minister Tony Abbott, was ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2015
... effort to extend its bailout hours before its expiry and a possible IMF default. Eurozone finance ministers declined that request, but will continue talks on Wednesday after Athens asked for a new aid plan, officials said. LONDON - Europe's main stock ...

Greek crisis drives Australian market down

AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2015
... its creditors broke down at the weekend. European Union and International Monetary Fund negotiators rebuffed Greece's request to extend a bailout offer past the June 30 deadline for a debt-servicing payment. The impasse heightened fears of a default ...

IOOF execs asked to face Senate

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2015
... has previously grilled executives from ANZ, National Australia Bank (NAB), Macquarie Group and Commonwealth Bank. The request to meet IOOF representatives came after information made public by Fairfax revealed cases of misconduct within the group's research ...

Risk reforms ignore key adviser concerns

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2015
... said that because premiums become more expensive year-on-year (as they are priced age-appropriately), clients will often request that advisers find "a cheaper alternative." He added: "They say, 'Gosh, this is getting dear. Can you re-broke?' And the ...

Is now the time to buy IOOF?

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2015
Investors and advisers could benefit from the sharp drop in IOOF share price following information in the media about misconduct within its research and wealth management divisions. IOOF share price dropped as much as 21% on Monday as the market reacted ...

ASIC silent on IOOF investigation

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2015
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has refused to confirm if it will investigate allegations of misconduct within IOOF's research and wealth management divisions. ASIC refused to answer questions by Financial Standard regarding ...

Cbus chief executive answers Royal Commission

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2015
... members employed by the Lis-Con companies to Brian Parker, the NSW State Secretary of the CFMEU. This was done at the request of Parker, who wanted the information to cause employees of Lis-Con to be personally contacted to make trouble with their employer." ...

ASIC says AUD spike "not misconduct"

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2015
ASIC has provided an update on its investigation into the suspicious spike in the Australian dollar that occurred seconds before the RBA announced it was keeping cash rates on hold at 2.25% on April 7, finding that so far it has been linked to automated ...

Wealthsure to cancel AFS licence

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2015
Wealthsure Group will request for its Australian Financial Services (AFS) licence to be cancelled, following the acquisition by Sentry Group. Wealthsure (WPL) has already transferred some of its authorised representatives to Wealthsure Financial Services ...