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New faces to lead financial services policy reform

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2015
... industry organisations told Financial Standard they were hoping that Josh Frydenberg would keep his job as Assistant Treasurer. However, Frydenberg will take over the role of Minister for Resources, Energy and Northern Australia, reinforcing how the ...

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 ...

Super board governance legislation introduced today

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2015
Federal Assistant Treasurer Josh Frydenberg will introduce the government's superannuation board governance legislation today at the angst of Industry Super Australia (ISA). Although debate on the Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Trustee Governance) ...

Turnbull expected to dust off shelved policies

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2015
... paper will depend on how far Turnbull goes in reshuffling the cabinet. A replacement of the Treasurer, the Assistant Treasurer or the Finance minister would likely delay the process, as the incoming ministers would have to get familiar with the industry ...

Super becoming the fifth estate

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2015
... the ridiculous wordage that poured forth from industry leaders who should know better. The normally sound Assistant Treasurer was the first to chime in with his bizarre statement that he hoped HESTA's trustees were thinking of the financial best interests ...

FSC, FPA support ASIC user-pay model

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2015
... Planning Association of Australia have voiced their support for an industry funding model for ASIC. On August 28, Assistant Treasurer Josh Frydenberg welcomed industry consultation on the proposal while arguing the model would ensure the costs of ASIC's ...

Industry funds attack banks on super

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2015
... change the way employer and employee default superannuation funds are selected. Earlier this month federal Assistant Treasurer Josh Frydenberg told the Financial Services Council (FSC) annual conference there was a significant opportunity for the government ...

Intra-fund advice can be improved: WSSA

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2015
... adviser at their workplace. "This is a bit better than 1-2% and this is the way we've got to go," Latto said. Assistant Treasurer Josh Frydenberg addressed the conference via video-link and said one of the refinements the government was pursuing for ...

Frydenberg relaxed about SMSF borrowing

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2015
Assistant Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has sent a clear signal that SMSF borrowing arrangements are unlikely to come under fire in upcoming tax reviews. In a speech to the Tax Institute, the Assistant Treasurer spoke widely about the parliament's tax and ...

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 ...