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New rules on the way for BNPL sector

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2022
... for the buy now, pay later industry, releasing an options paper for consultation. According to minister for financial services Stephen Jones, the number of active BNPL accounts grew from five million to seven million last financial year. The bulk of ...

Government eyes crackdown on super tax concessions

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2022
... arrangements for high balance super funds will be reviewed by the government. Assistant treasurer and minister for financial services Stephen Jones spoke at the Australian Financial Review Super & Wealth Summit, saying the taxation of superannuation ...

Members stick with dud super funds

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2022
... members can only be stapled to a fund that passes." In September, Financial Standard reported that minister for financial services and assistant treasurer Stephen Jones was considering the application of the stapling process, including specific feedback ...

No surprise advice industry fears ASIC: Panel

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2022
... acting lead ombudsman Shail Singh. Addressing the audience at AFA Thrive, Anderson said former minister for financial services and superannuation Jane Hume suggested regulatory uncertainty contributed to a problem of inefficient advice processes by adding ...

The time for change is now: Jones

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2022
Assistant treasurer and minister for financial services Stephen Jones has told the Association of Financial Advisers' THRIVE Conference that now is the time for change in the advice sector. Appearing via video link on the opening day of the conference ...

Consultation opens on crypto regulation bill

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2022
... Australia has fallen behind on consumer protection and investment promotion. He added that Labor and minister for financial services Stephen Jones had failed Australian consumers by not already releasing a draft bill. Ensuing these perceived inadequacies ...

Final Royal Commission reforms to be tabled, YFYS review begins

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2022
... this week and consultation on the review of the Your Future, Your Super regime has commenced, minister for financial services Stephen Jones confirmed in an address to the Conference of Major Super Funds this morning. Appearing via video, Jones said he ...

ASIC extends binary options ban

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2022
... retail investors will continue." The extension follows approval by the assistant treasurer and minister for financial services Stephen Jones, following submission of ASIC's report and recommendation.

Super fund disclosure rules finalised

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2022
... political donations and payments to unions. Subsequently, Bragg lampooned assistant treasurer and minister for financial services Stephen Jones as the minister for industry super. "He may as well swear allegiance to the unions and super funds," he added. ...

Crypto asset reforms underway: Treasurer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2022
Treasurer Jim Chalmers, minister for financial services Stephen Jones and minister for competition, charities and treasury Andrew Leigh have announced that work is underway on crypto asset reforms. "The Albanese government will improve the way Australia's ...