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Government merges advice reviews

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 APR 2021
... wider mandate, Minister for superannuation, financial services, the digital economy and women's economic security Jane Hume announced this morning. Speaking at the annual Financial Services Council Life Insurance Summit, Hume highlighted areas that ...

Government opens consultation on key advice reforms

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 APR 2021
... engaged in misconduct are appropriately disciplined under one system," minister for financial services and superannuation Jane Hume said. The consultation period is now open and will run until Friday, May 14.

Women participation rate booms

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 APR 2021
... 61.8%, the latest employment statistics show. Citing new Australian Bureau of Statistics unemployment figures, Senator Jane Hume said Australia has achieved the highest female participation rate in the workforce ever at 61.8%, up from February data of ...

Business registration to be updated

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2021
... Minister for superannuation, financial services and the digital economy, minister for women's economic security Jane Hume announced the appointment of commissioner of taxation as the commonwealth registrar of the Australian Business Registry Services ...

FASEA chair to remain

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 APR 2021
... up. Minister for superannuation, financial services and the digital economy, minister for women's economic security Jane Hume announced Catherine Walter will continue to work with the board to refine the Standards for Financial Advisers. As previously ...

Increase to super contribution cap

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2021
... since July 2017," minister for women's economic security, superannuation, financial services and the digital economy Jane Hume said. Concessional contributions are made to super funds before tax and taxed at a rate of 15% inside super funds. The cap ...

Hume expands portfolio

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2021
Following a cabinet reshuffle, minister for superannuation, financial services and the digital economy Jane Hume will now take on responsibility for women's economic security. Hume's title is now minister for women's economic security, minister ...

PYSP reunites $4.3bn of lost super

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2021
... bank accounts - a power that only the ATO has," the minister for superannuation, financial services and digital economy Jane Hume said. New data from the ATO shows unclaimed superannuation dropped to $13.8 billion in the year ending June 2020, which ...

Admin fees could balloon from BFID

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAR 2021
... claiming other super funds might learn from it. The minister for superannuation, financial services and digital economy Jane Hume has warned that the imminent BFID law will make it harder to get away with this excuse as trustees will be subject to stringent ...

Super assets hit record high

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2021
... assets reached $812.2 billion, up 7.8%. The minister for superannuation, financial services and the digital economy Jane Hume said the balance is a clear indicator of the resilience of the superannuation system. "However, as we've said countless ...