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Former Attorney General appointed to Dexus board

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2017
... as an independent director. Nicola Roxon, who held the position of Federal Attorney General of Australia under Prime Minister Julia Gillard, joined the board on 1 September, alongside an executive director and seven non-executive directors. Roxon also ...

Passive investors excluded from small business tax cuts

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2017
... cannot access the lower company tax rate, 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 ...

Superannuation gets another makeover

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 15 SEP 2017
The Federal Government is 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 ...

Broaden ASIC banning powers: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2017
... on the senior employees to prove they are being accountable for their actions. Federal Revenue and Financial Services Minister Kelly O'Dwyer welcomed the proposals, adding ASIC's increased powers is a 'game changer' in terms of accountability in financial ...

Labor takes aim at executive pay

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 SEP 2017
... Commonwealth entities would be required to publish salary bands and the number of executives in each band. According to Shadow Minister for Finance Jim Chalmers, Labor's view is consistent with that of the Auditor-General, who found earlier this year ...

AFA secures international icon for conference lineup

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2017
... the community efforts of both TAL and the 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 ...

Government funds ATO superannuation taskforce

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2017
... crackdown on employers which fail to meet SG obligations and potentially short-change employees from their super. Federal Minister for Revenue and Financial Services, Kelly O'Dwyer, said the government will fund the taskforce operated by the Australian ...

Labor, FSU call for Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2017
... of anti-money laundering and anti-terrorism funding laws by Australia's largest bank are enough to convince the Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to establish a Royal Commission, Gallagher added. Credit rating agency Moody's announced APRA's concerns over ...

Government opens doors to offshore investment vehicles

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2017
... powers, rights, duties and characteristics of a public company." Commenting on the release of the draft legislation, Minister for Revenue and Financial Services Kelly O'Dwyer said: "These initiatives will work together to enhance the marketability of ...

Financial services leaders push for marriage equality

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2017
... equality." Former managing director of J.P. Morgan Janine Middleton, who personally signed a joint letter to the Prime Minister in support of civil marriage equality in March, added that all employees should have the opportunity to perform to the best ...