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ASFA pushes for tax redistribution to benefit low-income workers

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2024
... workers. "... enhancing LISTO offers a powerful widespread impact for people's retirement outcomes," she added. Assistant treasurer and minister for financial services Stephen Jones told Financial Standard that the government is committed to delivering ...

Industry demands action to stop abusers claiming victims' super

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2024
... Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA), Super Members Council (SMC), and Women in Super have appealed to assistant treasurer Stephen Jones and other "key ministers" to reform superannuation death benefit laws to ensure family violence perpetrators ...

New shadow assistant treasurer's vision for advice, super

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2024
Shadow Assistant Treasurer Luke Howarth has reaffirmed the opposition unreservedly supports Michelle Levy's Quality of Advice Review (QAR) recommendations and wouldn't go back to the drawing board, at an event hosted by the Financial Services ...

WAM calls to save in-person AGMs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2024
Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones announced this month a review to consider making temporary changes to the Corporations Act to allow hybrid and virtual-only AGMs permanently, a move which Wilson Asset Management chief executive Geoff Wilson said is ...

Government lifts funding to preserve banking in the Pacific

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2024
... off from the global financial system. At stake here is the ability of the Pacific to engage with the world." Assistant treasurer Stephen Jones told the forum, which was organised by the Australian and US government, that between 2011 and 2022, the Pacific ...

First advice reform bill passes parliament

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2024
... existing risk-based approach can continue, minimising additional documentation requests to advisers," she said. Assistant treasurer Stephen Jones said the legislation clarifies that Australians can use their superannuation accounts to pay for personal ...

New inspector-general of taxation appointed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2024
... is currently deputy secretary of the NSW Premier's Department, leading the Strategic Implementation Group. Assistant treasurer Stephen Jones said Owen's extensive experience will "strengthen the important role the Office of the Inspector-General of Taxation ...

'Just do what you say you'll do': ASIC's message to trustees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2024
... removal of obligations on super funds to protect people from inappropriate advice fees. We're calling on assistant treasurer Stephen Jones to protect the savings of Australians from dodgy practices by retaining these protections," O'Halloran ...

AFCA finds more Dixon Advisory victims

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2024
... already generated about a $65 million in costs they have to pay. FAAA chief executive Sarah Abood is calling on assistant treasurer Stephen Jones to take action on the drastically escalating costs of the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR). "This ...

Crescent Wealth to merge into Russell Investments

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2024
... size. "With this in mind, we believe that the fund is sub-scale...," Equity Trustees said. Interestingly, assistant treasurer and minister for financial services Stephen Jones showed his support for Salaam, affirming the government's commitment to ...