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Super governance saga continues

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2015
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has penned a letter to Assistant Treasurer Kelly O'Dwyer supporting several amendments to the superannuation trustee governance bill. ASFA has told O'Dwyer it would support the federal government ...

La Trobe Financial Standard Philanthropy Awards judging panel announced

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2015
... industry at large. He was recently part of a 10 person Financial Services Council delegation accompanying former Assistant Treasurer Josh Frydenberg to Japan and Korea to provide on the ground business support and liaison to the trade mission and promote ...

FoFA end marks start of new advice era

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2015
... to a unanimous demand by the advice sector. "FoFA should now be considered settled and given time to work," Assistant Treasurer Kelly O'Dwyer said, shortly after the bill passed in both Parliament houses with bipartisan support. The Greens, however ...

O'Dwyer outlines government superannuation push

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2015
Assistant Treasurer Kelly O'Dwyer outlined the government's strategy to ensure that Australia's superannuation system "delivers for members." Speaking at an industry event hosted by the Financial Services Council (FSC) and BT, O'Dwyer said that the ...

Banks to follow NAB's life insurance exit

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2015
... manufacturing life insurance, according to Rice Warner chief executive Michael Rice. Rice's comments follow Assistant Treasurer Kelly O'Dwyer's issuing of the Government's response to the Life Insurance Framework (LIF) proposals, which he described as ...

Government releases final risk reforms package

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2015
... improvement, the Government will move to mandate level commissions, as was recommended by the Murray Inquiry," said Assistant Treasurer Kelly O'Dwyer. "We will ensure that the industry develops appropriate lapse reporting data to provide clear evidence ...

Life Insurance Framework fear fading

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2015
... always about putting the detail on that skeleton," he said. "We've been discussing these ideas with the new Assistant Treasurer, and she's been observing, listening and coming to her own conclusions. We want a clearer definition on what constitutes a ...

Labor questions APRA independence

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2015
... Committee yesterday that she spoke with crossbench senators after being approached to do so by the office of Assistant Treasurer Kelly O'Dwyer. Shadow Minister for financial services and superannuation Jim Chalmers believes the government pressured APRA ...

Government to lift advice standards by law

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2015
... Murray's FSI report. "We support the retail life insurance industry's proposed reforms as announced by the then Assistant Treasurer on 25 June 2015," the government said, referring to the Life Insurance and Advice Working Group, led by John Trowbridge. ...

ASIC to be handed greater powers

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2015
... reviews of regulators' capabilities. In a joint statement introducing the response, Treasurer Scott Morrison and Assistant Treasurer Kelly O'Dwyer said, "The Government's response sets out an agenda for improving our financial system that builds on existing ...