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Financial services minister Stephen Jones to retire from politics

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2025
Labor frontbencher, assistant treasurer and minister for financial services Stephen Jones is retiring from politics and will not contest the upcoming federal election. Jones spent 15 years as the member for Whitlam - covering Illawarra and the Southern ...

Coalition appoints shadow assistant treasurer, financial services minister

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2024
The Liberal Party appointed a new shadow assistant treasurer and shadow minister for financial services in Luke Howarth, while Andrew Bragg takes on the portfolio of home ownership. Opposition leader Peter Dutton unveiled a shakeup of his frontbench ...

Aware Super, ART hire member service heads

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2024
... he added. These appointments come as super funds brace for heightened scrutiny on customer service. Financial services minister Stephen Jones has called customer service unresponsive, slow and not member-focused. Complaints are mounting. Most funds are ...

First Super: Merger pressure fizzles out

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2022
... Watson believes that with a change of government, there is a change in focus. Further, he notes that financial services minister Stephen Jones has publicly said there is a place for diversity within the superannuation sector. Jones does not want the ...

Stuart Robert named shadow financial services minister

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2022
Stuart Robert has been handed the financial services portfolio in Peter Dutton's shadow ministry, while Angus Taylor is shadow Treasurer and Jane Hume becomes finance minister. Robert has been appointed as the shadow assistant treasurer and shadow minister ...

Stephen Jones confirmed as financial services minister

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2022
... Jane Hume who had overseen the financial services portfolio since 2019. Jones has served as shadow financial services minister since 2019 and was expected to be appointed to the role following Labor's win at the recent election. In response, Financial ...

Kelly O'Dwyer to leave parliament

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2019
Former financial services minister Kelly O'Dwyer will retire before the next election. In an announcement on Saturday, Member for Higgins Kelly O'Dwyer said she would not recontest the next federal election, citing personal reasons. "After much agonising ...

Government introduces financial literacy strategy

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2018
... with financial literacy and help them take control of their finances. ASIC, together with Revenue and Financial Services Minister Kelly O'Dwyer, unveiled the National Financial Capability Strategy at an event in Canberra yesterday. The website provides ...

SMSFs ramp up LRBA and property allocations

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2018
... Government recently announced it will expand the maximum number of members from four to six. Revenue and Financial Services Minister Kelly O'Dwyer said the change will allow for greater flexibility given the strong growth the sector has experienced and ...

Government to increase SMSF member limit

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2018
... superannuation fund members from four to six - a proposal welcomed by the SMSF Association. Revenue and Financial Services Minister Kelly O'Dwyer said the change will allow for greater flexibility given the strong growth the sector has experienced and ...