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Super governance changes questioned

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2015
... government's rationale "and reinforces the view that the changes are a solution in search of a problem." Yesterday Assistant Treasurer Josh Frydenberg announced the outcomes of recent super governance consultation and made several amendments to the draft ...

New draft super governance standards released

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2015
... certainty and further the Government's commitment to protecting the retirement savings of all Australians," Assistant Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said in a statement.

Australia: which way now?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2015
... respond to incentives, the ability to adapt and the willingness to take on risk". But alas! The Prime Minister and the Treasurer of the day are more worried about hanging onto their seats than anything else and at this very moment is in the midst of ...

Indigenous super on Canberra agenda

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2015
... politicians in Canberra this week. Members of the Indigenous Superannuation Working Group will meet with both Assistant Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and Shadow Minister for Indigenous Affairs Shayne Neumann to show the range of challenges indigenous Australians ...

Frydenberg slams modern awards as poorly-conceived

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2015
Federal Assistant Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said there is a significant opportunity for the government to reform the current "poorly-conceived" selection process of default superannuation funds. Speaking at the Financial Services Council (FSC) annual ...

Super board changes ignore past lessons: Bowen

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2015
Federal Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen believes proposed governance changes to superannuation fund boards ignore the lessons learnt from the HIH disaster. Speaking at the Financial Services Council annual conference, Bowen quoted Justice Neville Owen ...

Tasplan and RBF to merge

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2015
... sent by RBF president Brian Scullin has informed all RBF members of the Tasmanian government's support, announced by Treasurer Peter Gutwein today. In the letter Scullin outlines the single super fund will replace RBF as the default fund for Tasmania's ...

Government to review ASIC

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2015
... Government has announced it will commission a capability review of ASIC. The goal of the review is to, in Assistant Treasurer Josh Frydenberg's words, "ensure that ASIC has the appropriate governance, capabilities and systems to meet [its] objectives ...

Capital Group chairman passes away

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2015
... Rothenberg was also involved in a range of educational, civic and community activities throughout his career, including treasurer of Harvard University from 2004-14. He also served on the boards of the California Institute of Technology, the RAND Corporation ...

AFA tweaking life insurance framework

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2015
... Australia (FPA) and Financial Services Council (FSC). The three industry associations reached consensus with Assistant Treasurer Josh Frydenberg on the way forward for life insurance advice reforms in June, but AFA chief executive Brad Fox has said that ...