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Treasury starts consultation for higher advice standards

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2015
... to plan for their retirement, and to manage the financial risks and opportunities of life," Assistant Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said. The consultation paper is based on the recommendations of the Parliamentary Joint Committee (PJC) on Corporations and ...

FSC supports longer threshold for unclaimed life insurance

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2015
... for three years before being transferred to the government as unclaimed monies. According to Assistant Treasurer Josh Frydenberg's statement, this resulted in "real financial distress for many Australians, including older Australians and community groups ...

NAB, ABS insider traders jailed

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2015
... time an ABS officer has been convicted of unauthorised disclosure of statistics. According to Assistant Treasurer Josh Frydenberg's statement, the conviction "sends a clear message about the importance and emphasis that our enforcement agencies place ...

Punitive excess contributions tax removed

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2015
... non-concessional contributions made to superannuation funds has passed through the Senate. Assistant Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has said the Tax and Superannuation Laws Amendment (2014 Measures No.7) Bill will make the "taxation of excess after-tax superannuation ...

ECT reforms pass Senate

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2015
... years," said Meg Heffron, head of customer at Heffron SMSF Solutions, in a tweet shortly after Assistant Treasurer Josh Frydenberg announced that the legislation change had been passed by the Senate.

Assistant Treasurer to consult with financial advice stakeholders

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2015
Assistant Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has announced he will discuss issues pertaining to professional, standards within the financial services industry with all relevant "stakeholders" prior to making any policy decisions. Noting the value of the Parliamentary ...

Advice register more detailed than expected

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2015
... financial advisers will be more detailed than it was expected, the regulations introduced by Assistant Treasurer Josh Frydenberg show. As expected, the regulations include the obligation for financial advisers to provide detailed information about their ...

Assistant Treasurer backs PM under fire

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2015
Assistant Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has thrown his support behind Prime Minister Tony Abbott, who faces a leadership spill vote on Tuesday. In a doorstop interview with the nation's media, the Federal Member for Kooyong stood up to immense media pressure ...

SPAA backs government position on SMSFs

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2015
... (SPAA) chief executive Andrea Slattery said that reassurances by Treasurer Joe Hockey and Assistant Treasurer Josh Frydenberg about the Government's support for the key principles of superannuation are positive signs for trustees. Slattery added that ...

Industry waiting on Frydenberg for adviser education guidance

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2015
The financial services industry is waiting on newly-appointed Assistant Treasurer Josh Frydenberg to make public the government's position on the Senate inquiry into adviser education standards. Financial Planning Association (FPA) general manager of ...