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Government moves to amend military super benefits tax

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUL 2022
... Benefits and Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits schemes." A joint statement by minister for financial services Stephen Jones and minister for veteran's affairs Matt Keogh said: "While the veteran community has broadly welcomed the Douglas decision ...

Draft changes to super disclosure rules

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 18 JUL 2022
... Jones' statement. In response to the announcement, Senator Andrew Bragg said: "The minister for industry super Stephen Jones released draft regulation to hide super fund political donations and their payments to unions." "He may as well swear allegiance ...

Review of YFYS receives mixed response

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2022
... and MySuper performance tests has had a mixed reception. Assistant treasurer and minister for financial services Stephen Jones said the government is aware of concerns that YFYS reforms had the potential to perverse or unintended outcomes for members. ...

Performance test expansion paused as government announces review

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2022
... test beyond MySuper products for 12 months while conducting a review of the laws. Minister for financial services Stephen Jones announced that the review will commence after the second round of MySuper performance tests have taken place by August this ...

Government commits to Quality of Advice Review in current form

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2022
Minister for financial services Stephen Jones has met with independent reviewer Michelle Levy to discuss the ongoing review. In a statement, Jones confirmed he has met with Levy and supports the review continuing under its current Terms of Reference. ...

Stephen Jones confirmed as financial services minister

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2022
Stephen Jones has today been sworn in as assistant treasurer and minister for financial services, replacing Jane Hume who had overseen the financial services portfolio since 2019. Jones has served as shadow financial services minister since 2019 and ...

Chalmers sworn in as treasurer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2022
... not for me, but for the difference I've had a hand in making to Australians and particularly Australian women." Stephen Jones is the most likely candidate for her portfolio, having held the shadow portfolio since 2019. Other ministers that have looked ...

Super Guarantee increases now ironclad

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2022
... critical of the SG increases. Conversely, shadow assistant treasurer and shadow minister for financial services Stephen Jones has recurringly reaffirmed Labor's commitment to the legislated SG rise. In a press release, Jones said: "Too many Australians ...

Labor MP savages government's superannuation record

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2022
At the ASFA Conference this morning, shadow minister for financial services and superannuation Stephen Jones outlined his party's policy and attacked the government's "crackpot ideas". Jones said he recognised the enormous opportunity of working ...

Labor vows to review YFYS test

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2022
... Super (YFYS) performance test if elected, citing "unintended and negative consequences" for ESG investing. Minister Stephen Jones spoke to the audience at the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) annual conference on topics relating ...