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Assistant Treasurer Sinodinos to stand aside amid ICAC inquiry

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2014
... sideshow to be an unnecessary distraction to the important work of the government." Prime Minister Abbott said that the Senator "had done the right thing" and he looked forward to his "restoration to the ministry." Earlier today, the Federal Opposition ...

Senate pushes for Sinodinos to explain corruption allegations

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2014
... Water Holdings (AWH) which is at the centre of an Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) hearing in Sydney. Senator Penny Wong's motion reads: "Assistant Treasurer (Senator Sinodinos) to immediately attend the Chamber to provide a full explanation ...

Calls for Sinodinos to "step aside" amid ICAC allegations

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2014
A Labor MP has called for Assistant Treasurer Senator Arthur Sinodinos to step aside during the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) inquiry into his involvement with the Eddie Obeid-linked Australian Water Holdings (AWH). Sinodinos is set ...

SEC prioritises cybersecurity

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2014
... firms won't get a pass on cyber security rules," she said. Cybersecurity awareness has grown as an issue following US senator Jay Rockefeller, who is chair of the Senate Commerce committee, writing to the SEC a year ago warning that "investors deserve ...

FoFA changes could start before May: Sinodinos

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2014
... Economics today that Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) proposed amendments could come into effect "earlier than May." The senator was asked during the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) appearance to the Senate Standing Committee ...

Better ASIC-AFP relationship could lead to more prosecutions

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2014
... clearly that would be far more efficient and would avoid us running out of time to take action," Medcraft admitted. Labor Senator Sam Dastyari noted that "there is obviously a clear divide between the role of ASIC and the role of the AFP" and added that ...

Sinodinos rules out LRBA review for SMSFs

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2014
... says." Slattery said that SPAA planned to work with the government on best practice guidelines for LRBAs. Speaking at SPAA, Senator Sinodinos reaffirmed his commitment to a "light-touch regulatory regime" for SMSFs. "I am keeping an eye on the sector. ...

US Congress votes to raise debt ceiling

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2014
... military pensions. The bill then passed the Democrat controlled Senate 67 to 31 despite efforts by the Tea Party aligned GOP Senator Ted Cruz to stall the vote by introducing procedural motions. In response to passage of the bill the White House issued ...

PROFILE: Assistant Treasurer Arthur Sinodinos

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2014
... change the financial services sector. Alice Uribe reports. By his own admission, politics was not always on the cards for Senator Arthur Sinodinos. He was not particularly active in student politics while at university, and spent a portion of his career ...

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JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2014
... Treasurer Arthur Sinodinos to discuss his career to date and find out what he hopes to achieve in office. In particular, Senator Sinodinos reflects on the thinking behind the proposed amendments to the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reforms. In this ...