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Foreign investment fees to double

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2022
... investors will pay an additional $455 million in Foreign Investment Review Board fees over the next four years under new regulations. Seeing through an election promise, Treasurer Jim Chalmers is doubling fees for offshore investors from July 29. The ...

Draft changes to super disclosure rules

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 18 JUL 2022
The government has released for consultation, draft regulations outlining changes to disclosure requirements for superannuation annual members' meeting notices. Minister for financial services Stephen Jones' office said: "To support members ...

Review of YFYS receives mixed response

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2022
... performance test for trustee director products. Knox said: "We think it's good to just step back and make sure that the regulations are appropriate." "For instance, the regulations were not developed before the election, and it would've been ...

AMP wants life insurance caps raised, fees lowered

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2022
... workable, like in the mortgage broking industry. " "The Quality of Advice Review is a generational opportunity to reset regulations relating to financial advice and implement positive change, which puts the consumer at the centre and helps make advice ...

Australian firms spend 3.6bn on financial crimes

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2022
... firms ranked money laundering as the highest risk within their compliance operations. Increasing anti-money laundering regulations, evolving criminal threats and ongoing impacts of the pandemic have increased financial crime compliance costs to an estimated ...

AustralianSuper changes admin fees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2022
... options to make sure the new admin fee structure is competitive, equitable and sustainable, while complying with all regulations," the fund said.

AXA IM launches Investment Institute

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2022
... events, views on asset classes and long-term future trends including sustainability, demographics, technology and regulations to strengthen investment decisions. Iggo will lead the AXA IM investment institute advisory committee which will meet quarterly ...

APAC market to reach $811.5bn by 2030

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2022
... consumers, wealth managers have been able to supply personalised offers that investors expect. "However, strict rules and regulations by governing bodies on wealth management hamper the growth of the market." Of note, country-wise, Australia contributed ...

End choice dashboard delay: AIST

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2022
... publication of these dashboards, stating that a further four years delay allowed time for the government to make the regulations to 'prescribe their content', a process required for choice dashboards. However, AIST is firmly opposed to the delay. Chief ...

Federal Budget delivers nothing on climate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2022
... the reef, $170 million for threatened species and habitat restoration and $192 million investment in environmental regulations reforms, is welcomed. UNCGNA also said that the government's focus on microgrids to support regional and remote communities ...