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Whistleblower protections under microscope

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 20 DEC 2016
... corporate sectors by reviewing several identity and disclosure rules. Federal Minister for Revenue and Financial Services, Kelly O'Dwyer, confirmed this morning that Treasury will review Australia's tax and corporate whistleblower protections. The review ...

MySuper progresses to MyRetirement

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2016
... MyRetirement products. Releasing a Treasury consultation paper on the development framework for CIPRs, Government Minister Kelly O'Dwyer said MyRetirement products offer a more consumer-friendly and meaningful name. A MyRetirement product will be a high ...

HLB Mann Judd builds Melbourne presence

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2016
Accountants and business advisers HLB Mann Judd Melbourne made two new appointments. Adrian Kelly joined as a partner in HLB Mann Judd's audit and assurance services divisions, while Bruce McMenamin was appointed as a director in the corporate and business ...

Life insurance commissions bill passes lower house

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2016
... first year and 60% in the second year. Commenting on the passing of the bill, Minister for Revenue and Financial Services Kelly O'Dwyer said: "High upfront commissions have been identified as a significant cause of poor quality life insurance advice. ...

Professional Standards legislation hits parliament

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2016
Minister for Revenue and Financial Services, Kelly O'Dwyer has introduced legislation to mandate professional standards for financial advisers. The Corporations Amendment (Professional Standards of Financial Advisers) Bill 2016 includes compulsory education ...

Shadow Treasurer slams governance bill

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2016
... not pass the commonsense test. Speaking at The Superannuation Opportunity conference in Canberra yesterday, Bowen slammed Kelly O'Dwyer's comments about super funds having the same board structure as banks and insurance companies. "That strikes me as ...

Infrastructure investment at risk from default super changes

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2016
... constant battle between government thinking. He expressed disappointment in Minister for Revenue and Financial Services Kelly O'Dwyer's attack on super fund governance in Fairfax Media today. She suggests reintroducing a bill that will require super ...

Charter Hall launches new industrial fund

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2016
... MSCI/IPD Unlisted Core Wholesale Property Fund Index over the life of the fund," Charter Hall head of direct property Nick Kelly said. "Like its predecessors, DIF4 is designed to provide investors with a sustainable, relatively high income yield plus ...

PC to deliver Super 2.0: FSC

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2016
... should better-deliver on the needs of younger members. Her comments followed Minister for Revenue and Financial Services Kelly O'Dwyer's keynote at the conference where she said: "It is critically important that Australians have a superannuation system ...

Super funds lagging on group insurance

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2016
Federal Minister for Revenue and Financial Services Kelly O'Dwyer stressed the importance of "balancing the offering of insurance inside superannuation" in her speech at the 2016 Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia conference. She noted ...