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Industry furious at financial advice swap

AAP & ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2014
... services industry responded with ire after the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) laws were demolished in the Senate overnight. Labor, the Greens and four crossbenchers, including Palmer United Party's Jacqui Lambie, argued the Coalition's proposed changes ...

FoFA disallowance could put industry into breach of law

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2014
... Senators, 10 Greens Senators, independent Senator Nick Xenophon, Palmer United Party (PUP) Senator Jacqui Lambie and Australian Motoring Enthusiasts Party Senator Ricky Muir. Lambie's decision to start a campaign to vote against all government legislation ...

Labor considers ban on insurance commissions

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2014
... adviser commissions into its policy platform in response to last week's damning report on life risk advice from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). Speaking at the AFA National Adviser Conference in Cairns, shadow Treasurer Chris ...

Coalition secures PUP support on FoFA vote

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2014
... Advice (FoFA) failed for the second time. Coalition Senators and PUP Senators voted against the motion, together with Australian Motoring Enthusiasts Party Senator Ricky Muir, Liberal Democratic Party Senator David Leyonhjelm and Family First Senator ...

Hockey accuses Labor of making "a mess" of FoFA

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2014
... standards, why has the government decided to dismantle Labor's FoFA reforms and put even more pressure and risk on Australian investors?" Hockey said that he could feel "a great sense of embarrassment" from Bowen. "We kept pointing out some fundamental ...

Opposition wants to postpone vote on FoFA bill

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2014
... chair, argued that the FSI is expected to report later in the year, while both the financial services industry and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) remain "under intense scrutiny and pressure-from parliament, press, and the ...

Senate saves the LISC

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2014
... support bonus and the Schoolkids Bonus were also saved. The not-for-profit superannuation sector, represented by the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees and Industry Super Australia, led the campaign to keep the tax. ISA chief executive David ...

Labor, Greens will "keep fighting" after FoFA backflip

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2014
The Labor Party and the Greens met this morning to consider next steps after the Palmer United Party (PUP) and Motor Enthusiasts Senator Ricky Muir made a last-minute move to support the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) amendments in the Senate last ...

Labor forces tabling of FoFA regulations

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2014
... through with 33 votes in favour and 29 against. Those voting in favour included senators of the Labor Party, the Greens, Australian Motoring Enthusiast Party Senator Ricky Muir and independent Senator Nick Xenophon. Labor is now intending to give notice ...

Labor questions Murray, calls for another inquiry

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2014
The opposition has called for a further parliamentary inquiry into the Australian Securities and Investment Commission and the Commonwealth Bank and branded the government's plans to examine financial advice scandals as part of the Financial System ...