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Labor proposes RC implementation task force

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018
... the final report of the Royal Commission to ensure that they are delivered swiftly and effectively," she said. Labor treasurer Chris Bowen will report to the Government every six months on the progress of the implementation until all the recommendations ...

Instant asset write off extended

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2018
... approval guarantees small business' accessibility to the scheme for another 12 months to 30 June 2019. According to Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and Small Business Minister Michaelia Cash, around 3.3 million small businesses can access the asset write-off ...

Chief economist update: Confidence down, conditions up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2018
... Caesar, that saw Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull politically assassinated (and replaced with the Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison) in the dying days of August may have played a part in the drop in the recent drop in business confidence. The NAB monthly ...

Super industry welcomes Age Pension backflip

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2018
... plans to increase the pension age to 70 by 2035. The plans were first announced in the 2014-15 Federal budget by then-Treasurer Joe Hockey. "We are pleased that the Morrison government has abandoned Coalition plans to increase the pension age," Linden ...

Federal oversight of financial services sector clarified

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2018
... Party leadership spill saw the dedicated financial services portfolio dropped by new Prime Minister Scott Morrison. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has now confirmed that responsibility for the sector will be split between himself and Assistant Treasurer Stuart ...

Morrison drops financial services portfolio

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2018
... her title as Minister for Women. Newly-named deputy leader of the Liberal Party, Josh Frydenberg, replaces Morrison as Treasurer, with Stuart Robert returning to the frontbench to support him as Deputy Treasurer. ACT senator Zed Seselja is now Assistant ...

Australia's weekus horribilis

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2018
... Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's leadership of the Liberal Party and ended with the sitting Treasurer Scott Morrison emerging as the country's 30th Prime Minister. And oh, the sixth head of Australia since Julia Gillard started the trend ...

Customer data protections progress

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2018
... Government's proposal, customers will determine which data is shared, on what terms and with whom. Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison said the Consumer Data Right is a right for customers and not for those who wish to access or use a customer's data. "No ...

ASIC staff to investigate institutions from the inside

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2018
... compliance by licensees and advisers with the Future of Financial Advice laws. In a joint statement, Treasurer Scott Morrison and Minister for Financial Services and Revenue Kelly O'Dwyer said: "The Turnbull Government is committed to ensuring ASIC ...

Productivity Commission proposes more changes to financial advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2018
... panacea" and will unlikely be an effective regulatory response to competition concerns in this segment. Treasurer Scott Morrison told a media event there is a "much bigger opportunity" for competition to open up in superannuation. "I think there are ...