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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 ...

NSW fintechs dominate Finnie Awards

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2018
... sectors and are major employers in their own right." The awards were presented by Jobs for NSW, and NSW Deputy Premier and Minister for Small Business John Barilaro said the increasing role of fintech in driving innovation and growth in the state's financial ...

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 ...

Japan needs trade peace with the US

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2018
... than China, the EU or even Canada but Japan had rarely been on headlines in recent times. It's back again when Prime Minister Shinzo Abe went to Washington to meet with the US president about North Korea and trade. Early reports were encouraging with ...

Chief economist update: China's neo-great leap forward

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2018
Quitaly and Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy's exit and the curious case of the US-North Korea summit have drowned China's modern version of the "Great Leap Forward". The first day of June marked when MSCI included Chinese A-shares into ...

Chief economist update: "Quitaly"

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2018
... for a "Madriddance". The reason, as Factset put it succinctly: "Italian president Matterella rejected populist finance minister choice and called on former IMF official Cottarelli to lead a technocrat government. However, unlikely to win vote of confidence ...

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 ...