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O'Dwyer urges AFCA consultation

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2017
... reform that will overhaul how financial disputes are dealt with in Australia," Minister for Revenue and Financial Services Kelly O'Dwyer said. One key aspect the paper outlines is monetary limits, which sets a dispute limit of $1 million and a $500,000 ...

White-collar crime penalties to skyrocket

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 OCT 2017
ASIC could soon impose substantial civil penalties and lengthy prison time for financial services corporations and employees guilty of misconduct, a review of its enforcement powers has found. The final paper of the Financial System Inquiry (FSI) is ...

Government names new ASIC chair

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2017
... Advisers, Desdner Kleinwort Wasserstein, Linklaters and Blake Dawson Waldron. Minister for Revenue and Financial Services Kelly O'Dwyer said she looked forward to Shipton's "significant contribution to the important work of ASIC in promoting confidence ...

AFA keeps financial literacy front of mind

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 16 OCT 2017
... before year's end. The move comes in conjunction with an announcement by Federal Minister for Revenue and Financial Services Kelly O'Dwyer that ASIC will soon begin consultation to refine and update the National Financial Literacy Strategy for 2018. ...

ASIC chair nominee withdraws candidacy

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 13 OCT 2017
... John O'Sullivan was originally picked to succeed Medcraft. A spokesperson for Minister for Revenue and Financial Services Kelly O'Dwyer told Financial Standard that the Government will make an announcement regarding its new nominee before Medcraft's ...

FS Live Blog: 2017 AFA National Adviser Conference

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2017
... room who are green to cybersecurity trends. #AFAau 12pm - The Hon. Kelly O'Dwyer, Minister for Revenue and Financial Services, provides an update on government reforms due next year, including the transition to AFCA, the Australian Financial Complaints ...

Passive investors excluded from small business tax cuts

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2017
... the Government has confirmed. Following the release of draft tax legislation, Minister for Revenue and Financial Services Kelly O'Dwyer said the policy decision made by the Government to cut the tax rate for small companies from the 2016/17 income year ...

Superannuation gets another makeover

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 15 SEP 2017
... planning to turn superannuation on its head with a package of reforms introduced by Minister for Revenue and Financial Services Kelly O'Dwyer yesterday. The reforms, which apply equally to all APRA regulated superannuation, will give more than one million ...

Broaden ASIC banning powers: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2017
... corporate regulator could soon have increased power to ban "unfit" senior managers, directors and officers of financial services companies. This is the key recommendation the ASIC Enforcement Review Taskforce flagged in its sixth report aiming to reform ...

AFA secures international icon for conference lineup

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2017
... AFA," he said. The AFA released the conference program recently, also naming Minister for Revenue and Financial Services Kelly O'Dwyer and former MP Bernie Ripoll on the bill. The AFA National Adviser Conference is being held at the Royal Pines Resort ...