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Jones to prioritise CSLR legislation

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
Assistant treasurer Stephen Jones flagged he will prioritise the passage of the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) laws in a bid to strengthen consumer protections. "Right now, there are around 2000 cases on hold with the Australian Financial ...

Super a big national advantage: Chalmers

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... all, nailing down the objective of super," he said. "Many of you in the room today have discussed with me and with Stephen Jones, Anthony Albanese, Katie Gallagher, and others how we nail down this objective." He reinforced the government has opened ...

Link Group appoints general manager

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 20 MAR 2023
... innovation and identify ways to deliver our technology solutions faster." The appointment follows the recent appointment of Rebel Jones as general manager, client partnerships Asia in Hong Kong, who will oversee Link Group's expansion into the Hong Kong ...

Active fund managers historically underperform: SPIVA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2023
... declining 20.5% year on year, "its worst year both in absolute terms and relative to the S&P/ASX 200 since 2008", the S&P Dow Jones Indices said. "Active Australian Equity A-REIT managers with some off-benchmark exposure to the rest of the S&P/ASX 200 ...

FPA voices concern on proposed CSLR, FAR laws

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2023
... previously reported by Financial Standard, the FAR and CSLR were recently introduced to Parliament by assistant treasurer Stephen Jones. The updated FAR legislation aims to prevent misconduct that may harm consumers and the financial system. It imposes ...

Senate inquiry to scrutinise proposed franking credit rules

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2023
... target share buybacks and capital raisings. In February, assistant treasurer and minister for financial services Stephen Jones introduced the Treasury Laws Amendment (2023 Measures No.1) Bill 2023. The purpose of the Bill is to ensure consistency in ...

Review of managed investment schemes kicks off

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2023
... federal budget in October 2022 and received strong support at the time. Yesterday, minister for financial services Stephen Jones said it's the next step in ensuring investors are protected, noting that the framework hasn't been changed in over ...

Government introduces FAR, CSLR Bills

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2023
... Accountability Regime and Compensation Scheme of Last Resort have been introduced to Parliament by Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones. The Financial Accountability Regime (FAR) Bill 2023 aims to promote accountability and responsible behaviour among entities ...

Finance candidates lose salary bargaining power: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 MAR 2023
... (47%) canvassed are scoring a higher salary than initially offered. Robert Half Asia Pacific senior managing director David Jones said companies are now focussed on cost management and only those with the highest in-demand skills such as financial partnering ...

New head of private debt at QIC

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2023
The Queensland government investor has recruited Simon La Greca as global head of private debt, replacing Andrew Jones who stepped down from the role this month. La Greca joins from Ares Management where he was a partner and head of infrastructure debt ...