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RECAP: Advice in the Royal Commission spotlight (Day 4 and 5)

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018
... ASIC's powers imposing penalties that "represent the most significant increases" in more than two decades, according to Minister for Revenue and Financial Services Kelly O'Dwyer. See more: Meller to leave AMP immediately RC questions adviser sales tactics ...

Government ramps up ASIC powers

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018
... criminal and civil penalties for corporate misconduct and boosted ASIC's surveillance powers. Treasurer Scott Morrison and Minister for Revenue and Financial Services Kelly O'Dwyer said the new penalties "represent the most significant increases" in ...

ASIC fees to more than double

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2018
... new fees for an application to vary or revoke the conditions or cancel the registration of an approved SMSF auditor. Minister for Revenue and Financial Services Kelly O'Dwyer said that under the new fees-for-service regime, fees for activities - such ...

AFA responds to 'disappointing' PJC life insurance report

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2018
... opposes this recommendation as it has no basis and if it's accepted will contradict the measures already put in place by Minister for Revenue and Financial Services Kelly O'Dwyer. "Such a program will duplicate audits performed by licensees and will ...

Chief economist update: Let's talk about oil baby

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2018
... in 2019, so we are trying to pick the right time [before the issuance of Aramco's IPO]". This, along with Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih's statement that OPEC would rather have a tighter oil market than end the supply cuts prematurely extended ...

Chief economist update: Trump trumps Brexit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2018
... that the US enjoyed a US$3.3 billion surplus with the UK in 2017 (up from US$1 billion in the previous year). UK Prime Minister Theresa May and Bank of England (BOE) governor Mark Carney could at least focus on the domestic economy. While UK GDP growth ...

Crime victims should receive super access: Poll

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 9 APR 2018
... give access to their superannuation assets to their victims because of the laws that are currently in place," Federal Minister for Revenue and Financial Services, Kelly O'Dwyer, said. "This denies those victims access to compensation that they in ordinary ...

Fortnum lands investment veteran as chairman

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2018
... Douglas has also worked at AMP Society in fixed income analysis and equities markets. He briefly served in the Prime Minister's department, and has three postgraduate degrees in applied finance, commerce and modern art.

Increasing SG is not the answer: O'Dwyer

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2018
Federal Revenue and Financial Services Minister Kelly O'Dwyer has rebuffed the Labor Party's push to raise the superannuation guarantee (SG), pointing out several reasons why this is not the only answer to help boost retirement savings. O'Dwyer told ...

Super fund redesigns insurance offering

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2018
... has higher standards in place than those proposed in the PJC report." Last month Federal Revenue and Financial Services Minister Kelly O'Dwyer raised concerns about the efficacy of industry-led solutions, saying "the fact that it (the code) will not ...