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Members stick with dud super funds

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2022
... to a fund that passes." In September, Financial Standard reported that minister for financial services and assistant treasurer Stephen Jones was considering the application of the stapling process, including specific feedback as to how it's operating ...

The time for change is now: Jones

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2022
Assistant treasurer and minister for financial services Stephen Jones has told the Association of Financial Advisers' THRIVE Conference that now is the time for change in the advice sector. Appearing via video link on the opening day of the conference ...

ASIC extends binary options ban

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2022
... ensures this important protection for retail investors will continue." The extension follows approval by the assistant treasurer and minister for financial services Stephen Jones, following submission of ASIC's report and recommendation.

Super fund disclosure rules finalised

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2022
... regulations allowed super funds to hide political donations and payments to unions. Subsequently, Bragg lampooned assistant treasurer and minister for financial services Stephen Jones as the minister for industry super. "He may as well swear allegiance ...

Government to review adviser professional standards

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2022
... tertiary education requirements for experienced advisers and look to make improvements to the Code of Ethics. Assistant treasurer and minister for financial services Stephen Jones announced the government will soon commence consultation on removing the ...

FSC analyses super, advice developments

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2022
... legislative agenda for super and given a policy update on the Quality of Advice Review. Firstly, following assistant treasurer and minister for financial services Stephen Jones' announcement of a Treasury review of the Your Future, Your Super laws ...

Review of YFYS receives mixed response

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2022
... operation of the Your Future, Your Super (YFYS) laws and MySuper performance tests has had a mixed reception. Assistant treasurer and minister for financial services Stephen Jones said the government is aware of concerns that YFYS reforms had the potential ...

Stuart Robert named shadow financial services minister

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2022
... Taylor is shadow Treasurer and Jane Hume becomes finance minister. Robert has been appointed as the shadow assistant treasurer and shadow minister for financial services after previously undertaking the role for eight months in 2018 - 2019. Since Robert ...

Stephen Jones confirmed as financial services minister

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2022
Stephen Jones has today been sworn in as assistant treasurer and minister for financial services, replacing Jane Hume who had overseen the financial services portfolio since 2019. Jones has served as shadow financial services minister since 2019 and ...

Super Guarantee increases now ironclad

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2022
... Liberal MP Jason Falinksi and Gerrard Rennick have also been critical of the SG increases. Conversely, shadow assistant treasurer and shadow minister for financial services Stephen Jones has recurringly reaffirmed Labor's commitment to the legislated ...