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Life insurance commissions bill passes lower house

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2016
... Amendment (Life Insurance Remuneration Arrangements) Bill 2016 passing in the House of Representatives. Should the legislation also pass the Senate, upfront commissions will be capped at a 60% maximum and ongoing commissions will be capped at 20%. Further ...

Stockbrokers Association opens doors to advisers

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 29 NOV 2016
... Stockbrokers and Financial Advisers Association (SAFA) in anticipation of the finalisation of the professional standards legislation. In a statement the association said the new name will "better reflect the changing nature of stockbroking in Australia" ...

Long way to go on professional standards: FPA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2016
... Dante De Gori has warned the journey toward introducing a minimum professional standard is far from over, despite the legislation being tabled last week. Speaking to Financial Standard, De Gori said the industry should prepare itself for debate around ...

Education alliances to drive growth: FPA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2016
... pride, respect and recognition that we deserve," De Gori said. Touching on the tabling of the professional standards legislation today, De Gori highlighted the FPA's efforts in working towards professionalism and the existing higher professional standard ...

Professional Standards legislation hits parliament

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2016
Minister for Revenue and Financial Services, Kelly O'Dwyer has introduced legislation to mandate professional standards for financial advisers. The Corporations Amendment (Professional Standards of Financial Advisers) Bill 2016 includes compulsory education ...

Reversionary pension and CGT changes supported

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2016
... welcome alteration, meaning the government and its advisers have considered at least one comment on the exposure draft legislation and modified its position. SMSF Association managing director Andrea Slattery said the new legislation is a step towards ...

VicSuper highlights retirement struggles

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2016
... superannuation industry - there are major amendments to age pension eligibility and dozens of proposed changes to super legislation," Dundon said. "Our research is telling us that many people aren't aware of, or don't understand the changes and how they'll ...

Link makes Pillar bid

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016
... believes it has a compelling proposition for the state of NSW which would fully address the requirements of the enabling legislation and the sale process," the ASX statement said. Although speculation had been circling for months prior, Link officially ...

Labor blindsides super legislation

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2016
The Federal Government's position on superannuation will be reaffirmed today as three pieces of legislation are introduced to parliament, all despite Labor's attempts to blindside the occasion. The legislation stems from this year's Budget announcements ...

ANZ wealth sale marks end of an advice era

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016
... the sources of buyers effectively drops away, where do they go?" Harding-Davis said the new professional standards legislation for advisers would create a further barrier to succession because "not enough qualified young people have come through yet ...