22 February 2010 | Bernie Ripoll warns about the return of margin lending into the financial sector, and the dangers the practice poses for unwary investors.
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10 February 2010 | PJC chair warns the rising number of margin lending clients should "be of concern to banks and regulators", while slamming spruikers who target the vulnerable.
1 February 2010 | Bryan Ashenden takes a look at the far-reaching impact the recommendations of the Ripoll inquiry could have on the industry.
21 December 2009 | As 2009 comes to a close, Money Management looks at the trends and developments that will reshape the industry in 2010.
10 December 2009 | The chairman of the Ripoll Inquiry, Bernie Ripoll, has indicated volume rebates paid from product manufacturers to dealer groups are encompassed in the recommendations made by the committee - including the recommendation to cease payments from product manufacturers to advisers.
7 December 2009 | The findings of the Ripoll Inquiry have been broadly welcomed by the financial planning industry, but as Mike Taylor reports, they will ultimately be diluted by the findings of the Cooper and Henry reviews.
30 November 2009 | It is time for Industry Super Network's David Whiteley to put down the verbal cudgels and for his industry funds’ backers to cease their consequent expenditure of members’ funds.
25 November 2009 | Ripoll Inquiry report airs FPA Board disagreements.
23 November 2009 | The Parliamentary Joint Committee that has investigated aspects of the financial services industry over the past nine months has made 11 wide-ranging reform recommendations in its report tabled in parliament tonight.
23 November 2009 | Instead of moving for a rapid shut-down of the commissions system, the Ripoll Inquiry has recommended a graduated approach with ongoing consultation between Government and industry.
23 November 2009 | The Parliamentary Joint Committee led by Bernie Ripoll has recommended ASIC commence immediate work on the creation of a professional standards board for financial advisers.
23 November 2009 | The Parliamentary Joint Committee has recommended the Government consider making financial advice tax deductible as part of its response to the Henry Tax Review.
09:45 AM | The chairman of the parliamentary inquiry into the financial services industry believes that while the payment links between product providers, advisers and clients are ‘exceptionally important’, the critical issue that has emerged is the quality of financial advice.
19 October 2009 | It is reassuring that the chairman of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services, Bernie Ripoll, has indicated that he really does understand the issues, writes Mike Taylor.
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6 October 2009 | Ripoll Inquiry chairman Bernie Ripoll signals end to single licensing regime for financial planning industry.
21 April 2009 | The parliamentary joint committee on corporations and financial services would consider recommending an extension of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s jurisdiction to include prudential regulation, according to chair Bernie Ripoll.