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New super Shadow Minister as PM acknowledges Labor's plans

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2015
... Financial Services Council (FSC) chief executive Sally Loane welcomed Chalmers' appointment and saidA "as former Labor Treasurer and Wayne Swan's chief of staff, Chalmers brings a wealth of experience in financial services to the portfolio." Association ...

Super to fund Aussie infrastructure: Shorten

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2015
... maximise the return to the Commonwealth and so that capital can be recommitted to new projects." It is a plan that federal treasurer Scott Morrison said "has some merit." In an interview on Melbourne radio yesterday, Morrison said productive infrastructure ...

Aussie pension policy needs careful adjustment: IMF

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2015
... established in the early 20th century, when tax concessions were less prevalent and the tax system simpler. Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison said the latest International Monetary Fund (IMF) assessment of Australia recognised both a strong economic record ...

SMSF Association farewells super shadow minister

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2015
... issues of the day." Ripoll was elected to the Queensland seat of Oxley in 1998 and was Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer in the last Labor government. In opposition since 2013, Ripoll has been a member of the Shadow Ministry with the portfolios ...

FSI and tax response "close to completion": Morrison

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2015
Treasurer Scott Morrison confirmed that the government's response to the Financial System Inquiry (FSI) is "proceeding and close to completion," despite the recent Liberal spill and cabinet reshuffle. Morrison addressed the media along with Finance ...

Super tax reform on hold for election

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2015
... Serious tax reform in finance is likely to be progressed in the next term of federal government according to Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen. Speaking to the AFR Tax Reform Summit, Bowen said the change in federal government leadership was close to the ...

New faces to lead financial services policy reform

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2015
... the government's top economy, finance and business ministries. Social Services Minister Scott Morrison was appointed Treasurer, while Finance Minister Mathias Cormann kept his role and was also appointed deputy Senate leader. A number of industry organisations ...

Sunsuper foresees independent director shift

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2015
Sunsuper has appointed a former Queensland treasurer and a former Macquarie Bank executive director to its board, increasing the number of independent directors ahead of proposed federal government super board changes. Joining Sunsuper this month are ...

Room to move on super investment fees

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2015
... sector comes with serious caveats "around our ability to fundamentally invest in the longer term." Yet Federal Assistant Treasurer Josh Frydenberg firmly believes "in the benefits of competition and its power to put downward pressure on fees and increase ...

Not happy Jan

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2015
... (US$0.6927) it plumbed only a week and a day prior. But hey, at least Australia has a new PM in Malcolm Turnbull and a new Treasurer in Scott Morrison. A Fed lift-off is even more imperative for the BOJ and the ECB - both of which are in the midst of ...