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Document leak puts NAB under the pump

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2019
... intensity" to its oversight of financial risks, which it noted was generally mature and strong. New South Wales Labor Senator Deborah O'Neill successfully moved to refer the auditing sector to an inquiry by the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations ...

Jane Hume to address AFA Conference

KRISTI CHENG  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2019
... Financial Advisers' National Conference in Adelaide. AFA chief executive Philip Kewin said the AFA is delighted to welcome Senator Hume to the 2019 AFA Conference program, highlighting her interest in the financial services sector in her new portfolio. ...

All options open for retirement income review

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2019
... review would not be bound by the government. Asked whether the legislated increase to the superannuation guarantee or Senator Andrew Bragg's idea to make superannuation voluntary for workers earning less than $50,000 a year would be explored by the review ...

Axe super for low-income earners: Senator

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2019
A newly elected Liberal Senator wants to make superannuation voluntary for those earning less than $50,000 per annum. Lashing the super industry in his first speech to the Senate, new Liberal Senator for New South Wales Andrew Bragg said compulsory ...

SG debate puts super in a spin

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2019
... added. The issue was brought to a head during a fiery day in the Senate yesterday, where Shadow Minister for Finance, Senator Katy Gallagher questioned whether Australians should trust the Government on super. Gallagher put the question directly to Minister ...

Much review about nothing

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2019
... Sydney recently, the newly-minted Assistant Treasurer for Superannuation, Financial Services and Financial Technology, Senator Jane Hume, backed Treasurer Josh Frydenberg's assertion that the Government would launch a review into the retirement income ...

Superannuation reforms underway

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2019
In her first industry address since inheriting the superannuation portfolio, Senator Jane Hume reinforced the Federal Government's plans to fix the structural problems across the retirement system and ultimately improve outcomes for members. Speaking ...

Advice associations meet new minister

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2019
... together met with newly appointed Assistant Minister for Superannuation, Financial Services and Financial Technology, Senator Jane Hume yesterday. FPA chair Marisa Broome and chief executive Dante De Gori shared an audience with the former AustralianSuper ...

Former Link general manager joins Mercer

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2019
Mercer appointed a senior client manager responsible for overseeing industry and public sector fund clients from Link Group. Paul Giles joins Mercer's Sydney office as a partner on June 11. He will be helping trustees provide more value to members amid ...

Super gets an insider in ministry reshuffle

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2019
... Australia's largest super fund, will assume responsibility for superannuation, after the Prime Minister promoted the Victorian senator to the ministry. In her new role as the Assistant Minister for Superannuation, Financial Services and Financial ...