MIL-OSI Australia: Government committed to superannuation reform
Source: Australian Treasurer In a surprising turnaround, Shadow Minister for Financial Services Clare O’Neil has called for superannuation reforms to help protect members while addressing the Superannuation Chair Forum in Victoria yesterday, despite Labor blocking the Coalition Government’s superannuation reforms, which do exactly that, for years. While the Coalition has been leading the charge to […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Australia: Initial Coin Offerings – Issues Paper released
Source: Australian Treasurer The Morrison Government is committed to ensuring Australia is a global leader in FinTech by supporting developments in financial technology innovation that have a positive impact on our economy, while ensuring that consumers are well-informed and protected against risks. The Government released an Issues Paper today seeking feedback on initial coin offerings […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Australia: Address to the Superannuation Chair ForumYarra Valley
Source: Australian Treasurer Introduction Thank you for that introduction. It is a pleasure to be here today among superannuation and investment committee chairs and executives – individuals who are responsible for an integral part of Australia’s financial system. I am pleased to see the attendance at this forum, with a focus on developing capability within […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Australia: Doorstop interview, Camberwell, Victoria
Source: Australian Treasurer Subjects: Labor’s retiree’s tax; Australian economy; Oliver Yates; climate change; energy policy; coal; jobs; federal election; and Banking Royal Commission Report. JOSH FRYDENBERG: Good afternoon. Today Chris Bowen offended over one million Australians, dismissing their real and deep concerns, about Labor’s retiree’s tax, and arrogantly telling them, to vote against Labor. These […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Australia: Arrangements for the release of the final report of the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry
Source: Australian Treasurer The Australian Government will receive the final report of the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry on Friday 1 February 2019. The final report will be publicly released at 4.10pm on Monday 4 February 2019, following the close of trading on the ASX. Following its release, […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Australia: New banks to provide Australians with more choice
Source: Australian Treasurer The Coalition Government’s reforms to increase competition in the banking sector are working, with Volt Bank becoming the first bank to transition from a restricted licence to a full licence today. The restricted licensing framework was introduced by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) in May 2018 to make it easier for […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Australia: Consultation on amendments to reduce ASIC’s search fees and amend the industry funding model
Source: Australian Treasurer In line with the Morrison Government’s commitments, today I am releasing for public consultation draft regulatory amendments to reduce and remove the fees for accessing certain information from the online business registries maintained by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). The draft Regulations provides an exemption to journalists for ASIC’s registry […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Australia: Address to the Sydney Institute, ‘Creating opportunity and encouraging aspiration: The key to a growing economy and a stronger Australia’
Source: Australian Treasurer “Aussie Rules: what Australia can teach the world”, screamed the headline of The Economist last November. An in-depth analysis of the Australian economy and our remarkable 27 years of uninterrupted economic growth. A growth story which both sides of politics have contributed to. It has been on the Coalition’s watch that the […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Australia: The Coalition Government’s record of support for small business
Source: Australian Treasurer Joint media release with Senator the Hon Michaelia Cash Minister for Small and Family Business, Skills and Vocational Education Bill Shorten and the Labor Party simply cannot be trusted when it comes to supporting small and family businesses. When Labor was last in government, 519,000 jobs were lost in the small business […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Australia: Interview with Jon Faine, Morings, ABC Radio Melbourne
Source: Australian Treasurer JON FAINE: This year’s Federal election will as much as anything be about the economy. Elections always are. Josh Frydenberg, a leading Victorian Liberal is the Member for Kooyong and the Treasurer in Scott Morrison’s Federal Government. Mr Frydenberg, good morning to you, happy New Year. JOSH FRYDENBERG: Nice to be with […]
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