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AFA tweaking life insurance framework

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2015
... Association of Australia (FPA) and Financial Services Council (FSC). The three industry associations reached consensus with Assistant Treasurer Josh Frydenberg on the way forward for life insurance advice reforms in June, but AFA chief executive Brad ...

Australian Defence Force offered super fund choice

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2015
... fund of their choice. Members will also have access to a default military superannuation fund. A statement from the Assistant Minister for Defence, Stuart Robert said ADF Super fixes one of the longest running grievances of the veteran and ex-service ...

A sobering lesson from a social move gone wrong

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2015
... You never get defensive." His remarks were prompted by Retirement Wealth Advisers principal James Howarth, who called Assistant Treasurer Josh Frydenberg a "central planning Jew" and a "tinkering Jew" on Twitter. The adviser, who has over 5,800 followers ...

Trowbridge salutes risk reforms package

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2015
... Financial Services Council - failed to reach consensus on how to implement the recommendations in Trowbridge's report, Assistant Treasurer Josh Frydenberg suggested Government would need to intervene in the process. However, on June 25 a final agreement ...

Industry super warns against uniform laws

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2015
... risk in our super system." He noted many industry funds were already appointing independent directors where required. Assistant Treasurer Josh Frydenberg, who has called for submissions on a draft bill by July 23, told AAP having more independent directors ...

Risk reforms ignore key adviser concerns

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2015
... to industry super fund members," said ISA director of public affairs Matthew Linden. "While it is laudable that the Assistant Treasurer has sought to make the industry responsible for tackling these serious structural conflicts, a transition towards ...

Frydenberg outlines tax changes

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2015
Following the Government passing numerous tax reforms through Parliament on June 18, Assistant Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has said the changes will "[increase] Australia's economic competitiveness while restoring the budget." Specifically, the Tax and ...

AFA, FPA yet to commit to FSC life risk agenda

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2015
... consensus has been reached on the way forward for risk advice reforms. This follows the report in Financial Standard that Assistant Treasurer Josh Frydenberg will issue a final document outlining the measures to improve professional standards for financial ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2015
... and European stocks fell following a breakdown in talks between Greece and creditors. Locally on Monday, Reserve Bank assistant governor (economic) Christopher Kent give a speech to the Australian National University in Canberra. In equities news, grocery ...

Funds management elite tours Asia to seduce investors

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2015
Representatives of Australia's top fund managers are visiting Japan and Korea along with Assistant Treasurer Josh Frydenberg to promote opportunities in Australia's financial services industry. The delegation includes chief executives and high level ...