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APRA forced to overhaul culture, capabilities

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2019
... addition, APRA should develop a cultural change program that fosters internal debate and contestability." Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg commented the review found APRA is an "impressive and forceful" regulator in terms of overseeing traditional financial ...

Much review about nothing

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2019
... 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 system as recommended by the ...

GROW Super unveils admin platform

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2019
... round. Citi, R3 and Greenstone Financial Services are some of the investors backing the platform. GROW Super chief executive Josh Wilson said TINA is a "game changer for the superannuation industry." This investment enables GROW Super to advance the ...

Superannuation reforms underway

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2019
... sector and that consultation on its activities, funding and arrangement will soon launch. The senator backed Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg's review of the retirement income system, one of the first initiatives he vowed to tackle as soon as the ...

University to probe reverse mortgages

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2019
The University of New South Wales' business school is starting a two-year research project on reverse mortgages to find why their uptake has been slow in Australia. Reverse mortgages allow retirees to borrow money against their homes to supplement ...

Retirement income review welcomed: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2019
... welcomed by readers polled in Financial Standard 's latest survey. More than half (53%) of the respondents applauded Treasurer Josh Frydenberg's review into the retirement income system. About one third either "disagreed" or "highly disagreed" with the ...

Government to revisit retirement incomes

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2019
... system and the numerous changes to superannuation that have been muted in the lead up to the election. Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg confirmed to the Australia Financial Review he will launch a review of retirement incomes, as well as enact the recommendations ...

Super gets an insider in ministry reshuffle

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2019
... Stuart Robert, who takes on the NDIS and Government Services portfolios. Returning to their previous positions are Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and Senator Mathias Cormann as Minister for Finance. The financial services industry moved to congratulate Hume ...

Chief economist update: Fairy tales can come true

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2019
... instead what ScoMo's win means to Australia. One thing that immediately comes to mind is Australian Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg's 2019/20 Budget that predicts a surplus would see the light of day in all its virgin glory. You sexy thing! ...

Industry welcomes tax cuts and surplus

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2019
... the voluntary superannuation contribution changes (12%), and APRA and ASIC (8%) being given more funding. Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg delivered the 2019-20 Budget on April 9 and received mixed reactions from the financial services industry. Frydenberg ...