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Government ramps up ASIC powers

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018
... misconduct and boosted ASIC's surveillance powers. Treasurer Scott Morrison and Minister for Revenue and Financial Services Kelly O'Dwyer said the new penalties "represent the most significant increases" in more than two decades. For individuals, penalties ...

ASIC fees to more than double

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2018
... revoke the conditions or cancel the registration of an approved SMSF auditor. Minister for Revenue and Financial Services Kelly O'Dwyer said that under the new fees-for-service regime, fees for activities - such as processing a licence application - ...

AFA responds to 'disappointing' PJC life insurance report

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2018
... basis and if it's accepted will contradict the measures already put in place by Minister for Revenue and Financial Services Kelly O'Dwyer. "Such a program will duplicate audits performed by licensees and will add significantly to the ASIC Funding Levy ...

Crime victims should receive super access: Poll

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 9 APR 2018
... to their victims because of the laws that are currently in place," Federal Minister for Revenue and Financial Services, Kelly O'Dwyer, said. "This denies those victims access to compensation that they in ordinary circumstances would be able to have. ...

Increasing SG is not the answer: O'Dwyer

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2018
Federal Revenue and Financial Services Minister Kelly O'Dwyer has rebuffed the Labor Party's push to raise the superannuation guarantee (SG), pointing out several reasons why this is not the only answer to help boost retirement savings. O'Dwyer told ...

Super fund redesigns insurance offering

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2018
... higher standards in place than those proposed in the PJC report." Last month Federal Revenue and Financial Services Minister Kelly O'Dwyer raised concerns about the efficacy of industry-led solutions, saying "the fact that it (the code) will not be binding ...

New law tightens unpaid SG penalties

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018
... time under a new law designed to combat the $2.85 billion unpaid super problem. Minister for Revenue and Financial Services Kelly O'Dwyer introduced legislation in Parliament overnight in a bid to stop "unscrupulous employers short changing superannuation ...

ASIC co-deputy chair named

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018
Federal Revenue and Financial Services Minister Kelly O'Dwyer announced a legal expert will join Peter Kell as ASIC's co-deputy chair. The Federal Government nominated Daniel Crennan to the newly created position and he will work alongside Kell, who ...

Asia Region Funds Passport legislation tabled

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018
... yesterday but the Financial Services Council said there is still work to be done. Minister for Financial Services and Revenue Kelly O'Dwyer described the initiative as an important step in furthering Australia's economic integration with the Asia region. ...

Victims of crime to receive super access

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAR 2018
... superannuation balances of perpetrators. Speaking outside Parliament House yesterday, Minister for Revenue and Financial Services Kelly O'Dwyer said the Government will now set about drafting legislation with an aim to be released for consultation before ...