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Federal oversight of financial services sector clarified

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2018
... sector, last month's Liberal Party leadership spill saw the dedicated financial services portfolio dropped by new Prime Minister Scott Morrison. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has now confirmed that responsibility for the sector will be split between ...

AustralianSuper secures WestConnex stake

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2018
... members' retirement savings. Construction of WestConnex began in March 2015, and NSW Treasurer Dominic Perrottet and Minister for WestConnex Stuart Ayres said: "We're months from opening brand new 6.5 kilometre tunnels between Homebush and Haberfield ...

Morrison drops financial services portfolio

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2018
... In an obvious omission, the dedicated financial services portfolio has been scrapped by Australia's latest Prime Minister, Scott Morrison. Announcing a new-look ministry following the Liberal Party's leadership spill last week, the standalone ...

Australia's weekus horribilis

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2018
... that financial markets hate uncertainty. The week of 20-24 August began with a challenge to sitting Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's leadership of the Liberal Party and ended with the sitting Treasurer Scott Morrison emerging as the country's ...

Scott Morrison becomes Prime Minister, markets react

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2018
Scott Morrison will be Australia's next Prime Minister, after he beat Peter Dutton 45-40 in a Liberal Party leadership ballot. The ASX 200 jumped on the news, after trending downwards since Monday. It hit its highest at 1.05pm, when it was up 0.33% ...

Government introduces financial literacy strategy

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2018
... with financial literacy and help them take control of their finances. ASIC, together with Revenue and Financial Services Minister Kelly O'Dwyer, unveiled the National Financial Capability Strategy at an event in Canberra yesterday. The website provides ...

Financial crime taskforce puts two behind bars

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2018
... declared to the ATO. The SFCT was established in 2015 with a dedicated $127.6 million in Government funding. According to Minister for Revenue and Financial Services Kelly O'Dwyer, it has completed more than 800 audits and reviews, raised about $600 ...

Asset consultant expands capital markets team

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2018
... an effort to expand the firm's asset allocation offering. Naylor is currently the economic adviser to the Deputy Chief Minister and Treasurer of the Northern Territory, which sees him advise on the Territory's $6.5 billion annual budget, as well as the ...

AFA gets an audience with O'Dwyer

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2018
The Association of Financial Advisers told its members it met with the Minister for Revenue and Financial Services to air its concerns with the FASEA proposals on professional standards. On Monday the association drew Kelly O'Dwyer's attention to its ...

Farmers should urgently access super: Advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2018
... drought," they said. The amnesty should be tax free and apply to the farmer and their spouse. While the pair welcome Prime Minister Malcom Turnbull's amendment to the Farm Household Allowance (FHA), they said farmers need access to funds quicker ...