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Trio Capital compensation complete

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2016
... provided $71.7 million on compensation to eligible investors. Commenting on the decision, Minister for Small Business and Assistant Treasurer, Kelly O'Dwyer said: "Because they are not covered by the SIS Act, in good faith the Government considered whether ...

Easier for as long as necessary?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2016
... trade weighted index appreciated by 1.1% last week and by 2.6% from the start of 2016. The RBA doesn't want that. RBA assistant governor Guy Debelle said so, telling the FX Australia week conference in Sydney that, "Most central banks want lower currencies ...

Adequacy benchmark to help define super

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2016
... pass the fairness test, super will - and should become - a significant election issue, if it isn't already." Federal Assistant Treasurer Kelly O'Dwyer followed Garcia's speech by video and said the government was committed to "getting superannuation ...

Super tax concessions no gift

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2016
Industry superannuation fund Vision Super has hit out at Assistant Treasurer Kelly O'Dwyer's assertion that super taxation concessions are a "gift", saying their implementation has been more about budget fixes. Vision Super said Australians have been ...

ING DIRECT director to join global parent

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2016
... a former chief executive of Westpac New Zealand and the Bank of Melbourne. Before joining Westpac, Sherry was First Assistant Secretary of the Office of the Status of Women - advising the Prime Minister on policies and programs to improve the status ...

Narev apologetic in face of CommInsure allegations

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2016
... reported that the likelihood of a dispute involving CommInsure was two per 100,000 policies. In April last year, then Assistant Treasurer Josh Frydenberg warned the insurance industry to gets its house in order after ASIC found 37% of insurance advice ...

Parliament passes FoFA amendments

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2016
... provided to consumers and alleviate the unintended consequences that have arisen since the laws were introduced," said Assistant Treasurer Kelly O'Dwyer. "The Coalition Government is committed to providing certainty and reducing complexity for business ...

Governance reform not targeting industry funds: O'Dwyer

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 29 FEB 2016
Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Small Business Kelly O'Dwyer has insisted the proposed governance reforms for superannuation funds are not targeting the not-for-profit sector in a speech where she cited the privacy breach at Cbus as a sign that ...

PC to lead another inquiry into super

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2016
... of the system and review how default funds are selected. A statement jointly released by Treasurer Scott Morrison and Assistant Treasurer Kelly O'Dwyer said: "We have tasked the Productivity Commission (PC) to develop criteria to assess the efficiency ...

LIF expected before parliament this week

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2016
The Life Insurance Framework is expected to be put to the House of Representatives by Assistant Treasurer Kelly O'Dwyer this week. The government released exposure draft legislation in December 2015, based on the framework, which O'Dwyer said at the ...