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Super funds face scrutiny in Canberra

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2019
... Investors, Industry Super Australia, the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia will also front the committee. The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics has not previously scrutinised the superannuation industry, but chair ...

Senate secures members' interest changes

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2019
... Services and Financial Technology, Senator Jane Hume, moved a number of amendments to the bill which passed through the House of Representatives on Monday. Hume's amendments see the bill provide a carve-out for superannuation trustees to provide ...

Chief economist update: Global easing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2019
In his outing before the Australian House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics on August 9, Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor Philip Lowe practically gave his nod of approval in Financial Standard 's clear as the crystal ball's ...

Byres warns not to spread APRA too thin

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2019
... adding more to its plate, APRA chair Wayne Byres has warned against spreading the regulator too thin. Appearing before the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics on Friday, APRA deputy chair John Lonsdale reiterated the prudential regulator's ...

More scrutiny for super fund, insurance firm chiefs

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2019
... inquiry that has traditionally put the blowtorch on the chiefs of the four major banks. The Coalition has asked that the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics to expand its remit to inquire into the broader financial services sector ...

Reform implementation timeframe too short: AustralianSuper

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2019
... members," Mine Super said. "Parliament does not resume sitting until 22 July and this Bill is yet to be debated in either the House of Representatives or the Senate."

Banks push to leave vertical integration on the table

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2019
... four bank still wholly committed to wealth management - decided to exit personal advice, bringing BT Financial Group in-house and selling a number of financial advisers to Viridian Advisory. "ABA members have different strategies in relation to the range ...

Inquiry denounces franking credit ban

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2019
The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics concluded Labor's proposal to remove refundable franking credits should not go ahead. Releasing the committee's final report last night, Liberal MP and committee chair Tim Wilson said the ...

MP slams prolonged grandfathered commissions carve out

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2019
... grandfathered commissions as of yesterday, the industry is receiving little sympathy from the Government. Deputy chair of the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics Review of the Four Major Banks, Matt Thistlethwaite, said last week ...

NAB needs 500 staff for remediation

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019
... Chronican has acknowledged the institution needs to go to great lengths to repay customers. In his opening statement to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics, Chronican began by saying: "Let me start by acknowledging that as a ...