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Mercer Sentinel advising TCorp on custody

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2016
... government has confirmed that Mercer Sentinel is advising NSW Treasury Corporation (TCorp) on its custodial arrangements. NSW Treasurer Gladys Berejiklian said in a short statement yesterday that the government has engaged a number of advisors to conduct ...

Trio Capital compensation complete

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2016
... million on compensation to eligible investors. Commenting on the decision, Minister for Small Business and Assistant Treasurer, Kelly O'Dwyer said: "Because they are not covered by the SIS Act, in good faith the Government considered whether there were ...

Treasurer opens doors to ASX competition

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2016
Treasurer Scott Morrison has announced the Government's reform package to allow competition in Australia's clearing and settlement services. Arguing that "open and competitive markets" are "fundamental to a vibrant 21st century economy," Morrison referred ...

Further fintech reform on cards

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2016
... expand a sector which is "transforming our financial system." Releasing the government's fintech statement yesterday, Treasurer Scott Morrison said potential reforms included: allowing all companies, regardless of assets and turnover, to be eligible ...

PC releases Efficiency and Competition Review issues paper

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2016
... approaching its latest efficiency and competition review of the superannuation system. The review was commissioned by Treasurer Scott Morrison earlier this year as part of the government's response to the Financial System Inquiry. In the paper, the PC ...

Adequacy benchmark to help define super

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2016
... fairness test, super will - and should become - a significant election issue, if it isn't already." Federal Assistant Treasurer Kelly O'Dwyer followed Garcia's speech by video and said the government was committed to "getting superannuation right." On ...

Super tax concessions no gift

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2016
Industry superannuation fund Vision Super has hit out at Assistant Treasurer Kelly O'Dwyer's assertion that super taxation concessions are a "gift", saying their implementation has been more about budget fixes. Vision Super said Australians have been ...

Narev apologetic in face of CommInsure allegations

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2016
... that the likelihood of a dispute involving CommInsure was two per 100,000 policies. In April last year, then Assistant Treasurer Josh Frydenberg warned the insurance industry to gets its house in order after ASIC found 37% of insurance advice was in ...

Parliament passes FoFA amendments

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2016
... consumers and alleviate the unintended consequences that have arisen since the laws were introduced," said Assistant Treasurer Kelly O'Dwyer. "The Coalition Government is committed to providing certainty and reducing complexity for business and financial ...

Governance reform not targeting industry funds: O'Dwyer

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 29 FEB 2016
Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Small Business Kelly O'Dwyer has insisted the proposed governance reforms for superannuation funds are not targeting the not-for-profit sector in a speech where she cited the privacy breach at Cbus as a sign that ...