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Industry bodies back O'Dwyer reappointment

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2016
... welcomed the reappointment of Kelly O'Dwyer into Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's refreshed cabinet. The former Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Small Business sees her title change to Minister for Revenue and Financial Services which Turnbull said ...

QTC board appoints former Credit Suisse exec

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2016
... new board member and the reappointment of its chair, with both directors appointed for a three year term. Queensland Treasurer Curtis Pitt reappointed Gerard Bradley as chair of QTC, while former Credit Suisse Securities and UBS AG executive director ...

QSuper public offer move reshapes competitive landscape

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2016
... Australia's superannuation sector. Following legislation introduced in the Queensland parliament earlier in June, Queensland Treasurer Curtis Pitt announced that LGIAsuper and QSuper will open their membership to the public from 30 June 2017. QSuper ...

Queensland super funds become public offer

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2016
... legislation introduced in the state's parliament last week. Announcing the legislative amendments on Thursday, Queensland Treasurer Curtis Pitt said QSuper and LGIAsuper will remain the default funds for state and local government public sector employees ...

QSuper calms super raid fears

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2016
... successive governments to meet the government's Defined Benefit [superannuation] liabilities," Pennisi said. He and Treasurer Curtis Pitt made it clear yesterday that Queensland is the only state that has set aside Defined Benefit reserves in this manner. ...

Well over $3m in super savings needed

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2016
... million is necessary to achieve a retirement income of around four times the age pension - the benchmark set by the treasurer in the budget." It argues that "well over" $3 million is necessary to provide similar comfort to what politicians and public ...

Australia on top

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2016
... accelerating for three straight quarters running... and still, the Australian economy is cactus. Just ask shadow federal treasurer Chris Bowen. He thinks that the absent the contribution from exports, there would have been no growth in the first quarter. ...

QIC appoints board member

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2016
Queensland Treasurer Curtis Pitt recently announced the appointment of a former AMP Capital chief executive to the board of funds management giant QIC. Joining the board of QIC as its ninth member is Stephen Dunne. Pitt said the expansion will deepen ...

Former politician joins fintech board

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016
... Ripoll was the Member for Oxley from 1998 to 2016. His ministerial appointments included Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer (2012-2013) and Parliamentary Secretary for Small Business (2013). His parliamentary positions between 2013 and 2015 included ...

Super changes about sustainability: O'Dwyer

KELLY O'DWYER, ASSISTANT TREASURER AND MINISTER FOR SMALL BUSINESS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016
The Government is committed to ensuring the super system is sustainable, flexible and has integrity. The objective of superannuation, as recommended by the Financial System Inquiry, is 'to provide income in retirement to substitute or supplement the ...