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Super funds should focus on 'simple' advice: Jones

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2024
Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones said the purpose of Tranche 2 of Delivering Better Financial Outcomes (DBFO)- which was previewed earlier this week - is to allow super funds to provide basic financial advice, not to see a repeat of issues raised during ...

'New class of advisers' need clear-cut distinction: FAAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2024
... chief executive Sarah Abood proposed some ground rules around the advice NCAs should and should not be able to provide. Assistant treasurer Stephen Jones first called them "Qualified Advisers", much to the criticism of the industry and later assured ...

RBA seeks input on CBDC research project

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2024
... the experimental research phase of Project Acacia, as well as joining the Industry Advisory Group for the project. RBA assistant governor Brad Jones highlights the importance in assessing the practising of Project Acacia. "Shaping the future of money ...

Funds SA adds to leadership team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2024
... for the investment team, Petar Bogdanovic becomes the director of debt and liquid alternatives. Beibei Li is now an assistant portfolio manager from her role as a senior analyst in the investment implementation team. Research analyst Owen Thomas has ...

Jones preps DBFO Tranche 2 for parliament

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2024
Assistant treasurer Stephen Jones said the government will press on with Tranche 2 of the Delivering Better Financial Outcomes (DBFO) reforms that he is preparing to introduce in parliament. The highly anticipated set of changes promise to remove laborious ...

ACTU slams plans to Americanise the superannuation system

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2024
... savings, in which bosses can choose to offer a retirement plan as a work 'perk', but they do not have to. ACTU assistant secretary Joseph Mitchell said this should send shivers down the spines of Aussies. "In this speech, Angus Taylor has let ...

RBA doubling down on wholesale CBDC

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2024
... the viability of CBDC in partnership with Digital Finance Cooperative Research Centre launched in 2022. Commenting, assistant governor Brad Jones at the RBA said: "The RBA is making a strategic commitment to prioritise its work agenda on wholesale digital ...

Government consults on laxing legacy super product rules

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024
... account-based income streams in terms of valuation and payments setting, according to an explanatory statement issued by assistant treasurer and minister for financial services Stephen Jones. "Although market-linked income streams have similarities to ...

Cbus' CFMEU board directors exit

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2024
... representation from the CFMEU on the Cbus board. However, there is no word yet on who'll step into the vacant positions. Shadow assistant treasurer Luke Howarth told Financial Standard that he welcomed the cleanout of the Cbus board. "The CFMEU officials ...

Local private debt funds' growth potential 'remains strong': Preqin

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2024
... managers develop innovative financing solutions that cater to the unique needs of borrowers in specific markets." Preqin assistant vice president and lead author of the report Harsha Narayan said private debt has emerged as an increasingly vital component ...