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Life Insurance Framework fear fading

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2015
... skeleton. It's always about putting the detail on that skeleton," he said. "We've been discussing these ideas with the new Assistant Treasurer, and she's been observing, listening and coming to her own conclusions. We want a clearer definition on what ...

Labor questions APRA independence

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2015
... Legislation Committee yesterday that she spoke with crossbench senators after being approached to do so by the office of Assistant Treasurer Kelly O'Dwyer. Shadow Minister for financial services and superannuation Jim Chalmers believes the government ...

TWU attacks retail super funds over board governance

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2015
... linked to the millions of dollars in political donations the Liberal party receives from the financial institutions," TWU assistant national secretary Michael Kaine said. "Industry funds should be held up as the model that all superannuation systems ...

Government to lift advice standards by law

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2015
... David Murray's FSI report. "We support the retail life insurance industry's proposed reforms as announced by the then Assistant Treasurer on 25 June 2015," the government said, referring to the Life Insurance and Advice Working Group, led by John Trowbridge. ...

ASIC to be handed greater powers

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2015
... periodic reviews of regulators' capabilities. In a joint statement introducing the response, Treasurer Scott Morrison and Assistant Treasurer Kelly O'Dwyer said, "The Government's response sets out an agenda for improving our financial system that builds ...

Government using super as "petri dish": Labor

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2015
... interrelated matters, including tax, right at the moment," Turnbull said. During the matter of public importance debate, Assistant Minister to the Treasurer, Alex Hawke, questioned Chalmers' raising of the issue "when his main point is that the government ...

New faces to lead financial services policy reform

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2015
... number of industry organisations told Financial Standard they were hoping that Josh Frydenberg would keep his job as Assistant Treasurer. However, Frydenberg will take over the role of Minister for Resources, Energy and Northern Australia, reinforcing ...

Room to move on super investment fees

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2015
... super sector comes with serious caveats "around our ability to fundamentally invest in the longer term." Yet Federal Assistant Treasurer Josh Frydenberg firmly believes "in the benefits of competition and its power to put downward pressure on fees and ...

Super board governance legislation introduced today

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2015
Federal Assistant Treasurer Josh Frydenberg will introduce the government's superannuation board governance legislation today at the angst of Industry Super Australia (ISA). Although debate on the Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Trustee Governance) ...

Turnbull expected to dust off shelved policies

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2015
... Reform white paper will depend on how far Turnbull goes in reshuffling the cabinet. A replacement of the Treasurer, the Assistant Treasurer or the Finance minister would likely delay the process, as the incoming ministers would have to get familiar with ...