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Government cuts SMSF red tape

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2018
... annual audit cycle for some self-managed superannuation funds to three years has been welcomed by the SMSF Association. Minister for Revenue and Financial Services Kelly O'Dwyer said the reform, announced in this year's Budget, will cut the red ...

Government opens consultation for amended CCIV regime

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2018
... remedies; and an explanation of the legislative approach to depositary independence. Commenting on the consultation, Minister for Revenue and Financial Services Kelly O'Dwyer said: "The CCIV vehicle will allow Australian fund managers to market to ...

ASIC issues warning over Dover advisers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUN 2018
... Kewin said the AFA is in contact with ASIC in regards to extending the transition period and is also trying to contact Minister for Revenue and Financial Services Kelly O'Dwyer to discuss the potential for greater leniency.

Industry responds to Dover shutdown

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUN 2018
... provide some sort of extension because one month is virtually unworkable," he said. "We're also trying to contact [Minister for Revenue and Financial Services] Kelly O'Dwyer's office to see if that's a possibility as well because we can't ...

Government consults on super access for victims of crime

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2018
... by criminals. To ensure superannuation accounts cannot be used as a safe haven by criminals to protect their assets, Minister for Revenue and Financial Services Kelly O'Dwyer released two draft proposals around the use of super as compensation. The Government ...

New Government body to advance financial literacy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2018
... Brown, both of which also sit on the board of the National Financial Literacy Strategy. Announcing the initiative today, Minister for Revenue and Financial Services Kelly O'Dwyer said: "This new body will be a game-changer, a lasting institution ...

Amnesty granted to employers with unpaid SG

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2018
... unacceptable, which is why the Turnbull Government is giving the ATO the tools it needs to enforce compliance going forward," Minister of revenue and financial services Kelly O'Dwyer said. It is a part of the Government's superannuation guarantee ...

Retirement income paper open for consultation

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2018
... super fund. The idea of introducing a retirement income covenant has been floating around for some time now. February saw Minister of Revenue and Financial Services Kelly O'Dwyer set up nine-person advisory group to help establish the scope of a ...

Labor responds to 'unfair' Budget

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
... about choices. Yet again, Turnbull has chosen the top end of town - and he's making you pay for it," he said. Shadow Minister for Finance Jim Chalmers reiterated Shorten's sentiments, adding any budget that gives "a handout to big business but hurts ...

Chief economist update: Budget surplus can wait

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
What better to focus the minds of the Australian Prime Minister and Federal Treasurer than a general election coming to a theatre near us - no later than May next year. This time is not different. The government of the day is going out here, there and ...