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Non-partisan superannuation 'friendship' group formed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2026
... of Australians newly retiring each year from 150,000 to 300,000. "These trends underline the importance of all parliamentarians and the super sector working closely together to ensure policy settings continue to keep super strong and secure so it can ...

Stop delaying Payday Super laws, says SMC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2025
... SMC's survey, fewer than 10% of people think the laws should be delayed. "The message from Australians to all Parliamentarians is loud and clear on passing payday super laws: just get on with it," SMC deputy chief executive Georgia Brumby said. "The ...

Hanson backs Dixon Advisory inquiry

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024
... advice sector will foot a $135 million bill to compensate victims of Dixon Advisory. The FAAA has called upon parliamentarians to support the inquiry. It met with Treasury last week and consulted with Minister Stephen Jones in August. The probe will ...

SMSF Association, CA ANZ rally against super tax changes

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2023
... it will expand the tax net, a sentiment shared by CA ANZ. The accountancy body appealed to the government and parliamentarians to consider the potential adverse consequences of introducing these changes without indexation. Pertinently, the Financial ...

AIOFP blasts 'elitist' young advisers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 13 DEC 2021
... over a decade's experience if it comes to power. Now, AIOFP executive director Peter Johnston has written to parliamentarians imploring them not to listen to younger financial advisers who have come out in opposition of Labor's proposal. "It is unfortunate ...

Backlash after 'unprecedented' ASIC action against Westpac

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2021
... remediating customers." Meanwhile, the Association of Independently Owned Finance Professionals (AIOFP) has written to parliamentarians lobbying for them to reconsider the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) in light of these Westpac cases. "Westpac ...

Labor says yes, economists say no to SG rise

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2020
... shared the same sentiment that the government is using the pandemic as an excuse to destroy what he built. "The parliamentarians are paying themselves 15.6%, so ordinary working people get 9.5%. The parliament said in legislation you can have 12% over ...

Life insurers prepare for grilling

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020
Key players in Australia's life insurance sector are preparing to face a grilling by parliamentarians via videoconference next week. Next week several major life insurance firms and advocacy bodies will face up to the scrutiny of the House of Representatives ...

First home super scheme may not make it to parliament in 2018

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2017
... Amendment Bill, a bill which provides updates to existing legislation for Commonwealth employees, judges and parliamentarians. The First Home Super Saver Scheme (FHSSS), residential downsizing incentives, closing of the superannuation guarantee loophole ...

House passes professional standards bill

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2017
... vote against Labor's proposed financial advice measures. "The house calls on current Liberal and National Party parliamentarians to apologise for the disregard their colleagues in the 43rd parliament showed for the many victims of bad practice in the ...
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