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Productivity Commission kicks off philanthropy review

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2023
... taxation system and current economic environment. "The review comes at a time when the charity sector is under pressure," assistant minister for competition, charities and treasury Andrew Leigh said. "Over recent decades, Australians have become less ...

The great super cover up is over: Bragg

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2023
... the government legislated that super funds' non-political donations would be aggregated and not individually itemised. Assistant treasurer and minister for financial services Stephen Jones argued this would strike the right balance between reducing the ...

Government acts to regulate crypto assets

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2023
... government are targeting subsets outside the financial services framework. In a joint statement, treasurer Jim Chalmers and assistant treasurer and minister for financial services Stephen Jones said government reforms will bolster consumer protections. ...

Associations call for improved access to financial advice

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2023
... government to improve access to financial advice through the Quality of Advice Review (QAR) proposals. In a letter to assistant treasurer and minister for financial services Stephen Jones, the JAWG said the government's response to the QAR should prioritise ...

CareSuper appoints head of equities

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2023
... team extends CareSuper's strong track record into the future." Meanwhile, VFMC has promoted Amy Li to the role of assistant portfolio manager, covering strategy and asset allocation.

ACCC blitzes social media influencers

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2023
... success of online markets in today's economy, she added. The ACCC's crackdown on social media influencers is supported by assistant treasurer and minister for financial services Stephen Jones, who emphasised the importance of protecting consumers from ...

Government to close child sex abuser loophole in super

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2023
... offenders' superannuation accounts, giving transparency to victims of their assets. In an interview with Sky News, assistant treasurer and minister for financial services Stephen Jones said: "We want to ensure that convicted child sex offenders cannot ...

Religious carve outs for faith-based super funds are dead

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2022
... super funds invest members savings according to the best financial interest duty. Earlier this week, a spokesperson for assistant treasurer and minister for financial services Stephen Jones told Financial Standard : "We remain committed to providing ...

Code of Ethics must be fixed: Phil Anderson

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2022
... demands. "I am sure we would all like to see the Code of Ethics Version 2 designed and delivered in 2023." In August the assistant treasurer and minister for financial services Stephen Jones announced the government would review the Code of Ethics next ...

Super fund reporting requirements 'a dog's breakfast'

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2022
Assistant treasurer and minister for financial services Stephen Jones has doubled down on overhauling transparency requirements so members can access clearer, more meaningful, and more consistent information about their fund. "Decades of scattergun ...