Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 1 - 10 of 7478 results for "Good"

'Just do what you say you'll do': ASIC's message to trustees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2024
... use your digital wherewithal in the digital age to do the right level of due diligence, testing and sampling. It's just good governance and good risk management, to make sure that having these advice fees taken out of [a member's] account, which ...

APRA 'continuing to monitor' UniSuper outage

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2024
... for ASIC, we expect trustees to communicate proactively with members, deal responsibly with members' money, and deliver good value for money. This is regardless of the phase of membership of the member," a spokesperson said. "Through our surveillance ...

ASIC clamps down on advisers, trustees cold calling

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2024
... fees and charges. "Ultimately, financial advisers, licensees, and superannuation trustees should ensure they work to deliver good retirement outcomes for clients and members to uphold member trust and the integrity of the financial system," the regulator ...

ASIC prevails in landmark case against BPS Financial

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2024
ASIC has won a case against BPS Financial, following a Federal Court ruling that found the latter guilty of offering 'Qoin Wallet,' a non-cash payment facility that used the 'Qoin' cryptocurrency token, without an Australian Financial Services Licence ...

ATO flags key focus areas this tax time

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2024
... "Deductions for working from home expenses can be calculated using the actual cost or the fixed rate method, and keeping good records gives you the flexibility to use the method that works for you, and claim the expenses you are entitled to," Thomson ...

ASIC issues warning over scammers using fake AFSLs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2024
... to make a decision. "Often, the investment return being advertised by scammers will sound reasonable (as opposed to "too good to be true" scams)," ASIC said. "The scammer will ask the consumer to return a completed application form and personal identity ...

Treasury shakes up foreign investing framework

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2024
... overly complex. Conversely, investments in non-sensitive sectors will be streamlined and approved faster for investors with a good compliance record. Treasury will assess the investor, the target of their investment, and the structure of the transaction. ...

Future Fund posts 10.1% annual return, surpassing benchmark

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2024
... gains of $11.5 billion added in the March quarter. Future Fund chief executive Raphael Arndt said the global economy is in "good shape," better than expected from last year, largely due to the strength of the US economy and the adjustments of consumers ...

Fund managers nervously await 'golden visa' reforms

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2024
... manager at SG Hiscock & Company, believes that Australia's Department of Immigration and its screening process do a very good job of dealing with problems of unsuitable applicants or corruption. "The screening process also deals with individual character ...

LIT delisting simplifies Forager: CIO

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2024
... come our way, especially given the diverse and loyal nature of Forager's investors." Johnson added that while there are good arguments to consider on both sides, he came to the "conclusion that the downsides of an entrenched discount and lack of ...
PREVIOUS
NEXT