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Government superannuation reforms shelved

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2017
The Federal Government has been forced to pull its controversial superannuation bills for the year after losing the support of key crossbench senators. The bills were reintroduced in September and, among several policies, attempt to strengthen APRA's ...

Federal Government names Royal Commission lead

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2017
The Federal Government will recommend a former High Court judge lead the Royal Commission into the banking, superannuation and financial services industry. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, in a joint statement with Attorney-General George Brandis and ...

YBR founder to lead government taskforce

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2017
The founder and chair of Yellow Brick Road will lead a Federal Government small business taskforce with appointees from Suncorp, Australian Unity and NAB. Mark Bouris will chair the Small Business Taskforce, which the Department of Industry, Innovation ...

ASIC needs tougher, direct powers: Taskforce

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 9 NOV 2017
... is done. This is the eighth paper released by the ASIC Enforcement Review Taskforce; the one prior urged the Federal Government to give ASIC "stronger regulatory tools" to deal with misconduct that occurs in the financial markets and financial services ...

Banks will step out of wealth: Medcraft

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 31 OCT 2017
... funding so the good is declining." He then recommended, at minimum, a price signal should be established by the Federal Government for the use of ASIC resources. The big four auditing firms then had a hand in turning the conversation to an industry funded ...

Super lump sums increase poverty risks: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 OCT 2017
... quickly ageing populations, need to improve through better co-ordination and co-operation between state and federal government. Inclusive growth will be of paramount importance for tackling these inequalities and ensuring a decent standard of living ...

Fintech regulatory sandbox draft legislation released

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 OCT 2017
The Federal Government has released regulatory sandbox draft legislation in an effort to allow fintechs to test financial services and products without the burden of an AFSL. Treasurer Scott Morrison said the proposed legislative package supports the ...

White-collar crime penalties to skyrocket

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 OCT 2017
... review of its enforcement powers has found. The final paper of the Financial System Inquiry (FSI) is urging the Federal Government to give ASIC "stronger regulatory tools" to deal with misconduct that occurs in the corporate, financial market or financial ...

Government names new ASIC chair

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2017
The Federal Government has named the new ASIC chair to succeed Greg Medcraft, this time with Labor's approval. Starting in February, James Shipton will take on the role for a five-year term. Shipton is currently executive director of Harvard Law School's ...

Superannuation gets another makeover

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 15 SEP 2017
The Federal Government is planning to turn superannuation on its head with a package of reforms introduced by Minister for Revenue and Financial Services Kelly O'Dwyer yesterday. The reforms, which apply equally to all APRA regulated superannuation ...