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Research houses to blame for advice catastrophes: AIOFP

LAURA MILLAN | FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2014

... core reasons" why some funds and investment schemes failed following the global financial crisis. "The previous Labor government erroneously levelled the blame for this environment at the product commission environment in the financial advice industry ...

Super needs a radical new solution to longevity: Keating

ALEX DUNNIN | FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2014

... generations. "[It] requires a completely new basis of thinking than anything we've been doing now by the former Labor government, as you mentioned, or the Coalition," he said. He added, "We can't try and pretend that like a piece of Indian rubber, we ...

National Seniors asks Inquiry to deliver "top quality" advice

MARK SMITH | TUESDAY, 8 APR 2014

... acting Assistant Treasurer Mathias Cormann delayed the dilution of consumer protections introduced by the former Labor government in response to recent corporate failures such as Storm Financial (2009), Trio (2009) and Banksia (2012)." "The system needs ...

Blame it on the boogie

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2014

... MJ). Look ma, they have! According to Joey, the bad job stats were the ""unfortunate reality of six years of Labor government". True - unemployment is, after all, a lagging indicator - but c'mon Joey, you must have been in Opposition so long that you ...

Government releases FoFA amendments

LAURA MILLAN | FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2013

... financial advice laws ahead of the Son of Wallis inquiry. "A number of concessions were made by the previous Labor Government to the banks and financial planners before the current laws were passed in 2012," ISA chief executive Davit Whiteley said. "These ...

Cap scrap leaves tax abuses unanswered

LAURA MILLAN | THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2013

... self-education expense deductions, but the measure leaves concerns about taxpayers' abuse of the system unanswered. The Labor government introduced a cap of $2,000 on tax deductibility for self-education expenses after concerns that some were abusing ...

Government removes self-education cap

LAURA MILLAN | WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2013

... The Coalition government has removed the cap on tax deductibility of self-education expenses introduced by the Labor government in July. "With the vast bulk of claims for self-education expenses coming from those earning less than $80,000, this was a ...

NSW govt to reconsider Pillar privatisation

JAMES FERNYHOUGH | FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2013

... have been discussed, private competitors such as Superpartners and AAS are obvious contenders. In 2008 the then Labor government attempted to sell Pillar for $70 million, but found no takers. However, the asking price now is expected to be considerably ...

Bowen and Cormann at odds over adviser enshrinement

LAURA MILLAN | TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2013

... Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation Mathias Cormann. "An important priority for a re-elected Rudd Labor Government will be to ensure that legislation to enshrine the term financial planner is passed through the parliament as rapidly as ...

Election too close to call

MARK SMITH | MONDAY, 5 AUG 2013

With Treasurer Chris Bowen's campaign influencing declaration that a re-elected Labor government wouldn't make any significant changes to policy affecting the nation's superannuation savings still being digested by conference delegates, the Financial ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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