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National Seniors partners with retirement funder

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019
Australia's peak advocacy body for seniors partnered with a specialist retirement funding provider in an effort to improve retirement outcomes. National Seniors Australia (NSA) has partnered with Household Capital to work towards better retirement outcomes ...

Chief economist update: Morrison, Frydenberg cannot have their surplus and eat it too

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2019
... to get 'sheepish" (September 25) and "Don't force banks to curb loans" - uttered by Australian Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg (September 26). In a sentence, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and his Treasurer Josh Frydenberg are willing ...

Government moves to expand design, distribution laws

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2019
... previous version of the regulations and the extended scope of the obligations as a result of the Royal Commission," Treasurer Josh Frdenberg said. The regulations will commence in April 2021 as part of the Treasury Laws Amendment (Design and Distribution ...

Consultation opens on new ASIC powers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2019
... This draft legislation is part of the Government's commitment to deliver on the findings of the Royal Commission. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said in a statement: "The exposure draft legislation is further evidence of the government's commitment to strengthening ...

The end of grandfathered commissions

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2019
... of the reform." The government introduced the legislation to ban grandfathered commissions at the end of July. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and Senator Jane Hume released a joint statement at the time saying: "To ensure that the benefits of industry renegotiating ...

Chief economist update: Economy slows to decade low but still tops the pops

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2019
... growth would have been negative. It's not surprising therefore that both Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Treasurer Josh Frydenberg are talking their heads off rationalising the woeful set of numbers under their watch. As per Frydenberg: "Significantly ...

CFS slashes trail commissions on some funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2019
... financial advice industry is inching towards a complete phase out of grandfathered commissions, backed by the federal treasurer Josh Frydenberg, who last month introduced legislation to end them by 2021. The banking Royal Commission's final report ...

ASIC clamps down on poor advice, grandfathered commissions

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2019
... released Corporate Plan. One of its new priorities is to end grandfathered commissions with direction from Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg. On a periodic basis, ASIC said it will undertake a quantitative review of firms that pay grandfathered commissions ...

Treasurer moves on broker remuneration

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2019
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg announced the government will introduce a best interests duty for mortgage brokers and seek to reform broker remuneration. It is the next step in the government's response to the Royal Commission, releasing draft legislation ...

Chief economist update: What price Australian budget surplus?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2019
... current Australian government remains hell-bent on achieving that promised "Budget surplus". The current sitting Treasurer Josh Frydenberg looks set to deliver on the "promise" that has eluded four Federal Treasurers - Wayne Swan, Chris Bowen, Joe Hockey ...