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FASEA extension en route

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020
... Amendment (2019 Measures No. 3) bill is no longer required. Shadow Assistant Treasurer and Shadow Minister for Financial Services Stephen Jones questioned the government's decision to remove the exemption a week after Labor's amendment was due ...

FASEA blame game on in earnest

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020
... afternoon as the last priority of government business," Shadow Assistant Treasurer and Shadow Minister for Financial Services Stephen Jones said. "Passing this legislation remains a priority for Labor, even if it's far from a priority for the Liberals." ...

Mudslinging over FASEA extension continues

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2020
... of the FASEA extension bill through the Senate. Shadow Assistant Treasurer and Shadow Assistant Minister for Financial Services Stephen Jones told Financial Standard that financial advisers should be disappointed with the government, who he said is threatening ...

Positives from the pandemic for advisers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2020
... current government and the FASEA organisation they created have gone too far," Johnson said. "Shadow Minister for Financial Services Stephen Jones has been vocal on this matter and Liberal Bert van Manen and Senator Amanda Stoker have also been highly ...

Hume blasts super merger laggards

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2019
... play. Speaking on the final day of the ASFA Conference in Melbourne this morning, the Assistant Minister for Financial Services, Superannuation and Financial Technology Senator Jane Hume slammed laggard super funds who offer a myriad of excuses for not ...

Labor supports FASEA extension, confusion remains

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 28 OCT 2019
... additional two years on the original proposal. Following Pinnell's enquiry, Perrett approached Shadow Minister for Financial Services Stephen Jones. Pinnell then received this reply from his local member's office: "Graham spoke with his colleague Stephen ...

Government extends FASEA deadlines

KARREN VERGARA, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2019
... Standards and Ethics Authority's exam, as well as meet its qualification requirements. Assistant Minister for Financial Services, Superannuation and Financial Technology Jane Hume announced new requirements for advisers registered on the Financial ...

No extension to FASEA deadline

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2019
Assistant Minister for Financial Services, Superannuation and Financial Technology Jane Hume has failed to announce an expected extension to the FASEA deadline but has assured the industry the government is not looking to force experienced financial ...

All options open for retirement income review

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2019
... Parliament yesterday launched into each other over super policy, with Labor MPs - lead by Shadow Minister for Financial Services Matt Thistlethwaite - lining up to condemn Senator Bragg's comments in the Senate. "Last night, Senator Andrew Bragg belled ...

Politicians dishonest about fraud: VOFF

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2019
... fraud conduct. In an open letter to Labor's newly minted Shadow Assistant Treasurer and Shadow Minister for Financial Services Stephen Jones, VOFF recalled several instances of inconsistent positions adopted by Jones and former Minister of Superannuation ...