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Hockey wants Sinodinos back

JAMES FERNYHOUGH | TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2014

Treasurer Joe Hockey wants Arthur Sinodinos to return to the role of assistant treasurer if he is cleared of any wrongdoing by the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC). When asked yesterday whether he thought it was appropriate for Sinodinos ...

Most super boards have no independent trustees

JAMES FERNYHOUGH | WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2014

... mandating that a third of super board trustees are independent. However, the consultation process was initiated by Arthur Sinodinos when he was Assistant Treasurer. Since he stood aside there has been no progress on this issue. The fact that 30% of super ...

Super funds have clout to demand transparency

JAMES FERNYHOUGH | FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2014

... putting the value of your house outside the front door when it's up for auction." Former assistant treasurer Arthur Sinodinos put out a consultation paper on portfolio holdings disclosure in November last year. Sinodinos was stood aside before a decision ...

Super funds procrastinate on holdings disclosure

JAMES FERNYHOUGH | THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2014

... be a materiality threshold of 0.1% of the world index. The issue was being dealt with by Assistant Treasurer Arthur Sinodinos before he stood down in March this year.

CBA, CSSA promote FoFA legal loophole

JAMES FERNYHOUGH | MONDAY, 19 MAY 2014

... model is banned, and no provision for its allowance has been made in the FoFA amendment legislation introduced by Arthur Sinodinos on his last day as assistant treasurer in March. However, an amendment to another section of the Corporations Act - 761G ...

Reduce corporate tax rate, says Macquarie

JAMES FERNYHOUGH | TUESDAY, 8 APR 2014

... Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer Steven Ciobo - a potential candidate for the role of assistant treasurer should Arthur Sinodinos not return - said last week that the corporate tax rate was the main obstacle on the road to Australia's becoming ...

ICAC grills Sinodinos on $20 million inducement

JAMES FERNYHOUGH | FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014

Former assistant treasurer Arthur Sinodinos has said it "never occurred" to him to disclose to New South Wales Premier Barry O'Farrell that he stood to earn a $10 to $20 million commission if Australian Water Holdings (AWH) won its bid to participate ...

Sinodinos says six figure AWH salary was 'reasonable'

LAURA MILLAN | THURSDAY, 3 APR 2014

Former assistant treasurer Arthur Sinodinos has said he found it "reasonable" he was paid a salary of $200,000 per year as chairman of Australian Water Holdings (AWH), a role that involved between 25 and 44 hours of work every year. Sinodinos, was on ...

FoFA regulations paused, but legislation will go ahead

JAMES FERNYHOUGH | TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2014

... already introduced the amendments as legislation, and the process is underway. However, former Assistant Treasurer Arthur Sinodinos had planned simultaneously to push through the amendments via regulation. Had he pursued this course, the amendments would ...

FoFA freeze a consequence of pro-consumer campaign: Silk

LAURA MILLAN | MONDAY, 24 MAR 2014

... (FoFA) reforms through parliament. The announcement was made shortly after he took over former Assistant Treasurer Arthur Sinodinos' responsibilities, following Sinodinos' involvement in a corruption inquiry.

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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