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ASIC releases May exam pass rate

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2023
... Chapter 7 of the Corporations Act, the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act, the Privacy Act and the Tax Agent Services Act; applied ethical and professional reasoning and communication (including the Code of Ethics); and financial ...

Labor advances super performance test changes

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2023
... against the median RAFE of other platform TDPs. The investment performance of platform TDPs will also be tested using gross of tax variables to reflect how these products operate and report to APRA. For the RAFE of non-platform TDPs, these will be tested ...

VanEck reduces management fees on ETFs

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2023
... Arrangements (ToFA) currency hedging rules," VanEck said. "The rules enable smooth income to be maintained over time. VanEck's tax strategy gives IFRA and REIT the ability to offer stable income." Neiron added the reduction also enables more investors ...

SMSF advisers navigate new regulation: Survey

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2023
... conversations around these changes, 24% of SMSF members are actively initiating discussions with their adviser about the proposed tax increase on super balances over $3 million. Only 2% have done so without the indexation of the transfer balance cap. ...

AMP rolls out new North features

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2023
... "The embedded functionality significantly reduces the time required to prepare an ROA, allowing advisers to view proposed tax implications prior to switch execution," it added. Meanwhile, the newly enhanced MyNorth Lifetime Super Calculator provides ...

Australian Ethical selects new administrator

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2023
... is expected to be approximately 21% than the first half, fuelled by higher average FUM. Moreover, underlying profit after tax (UPAT) for the same period is projected to rise by around 30% over the first half result, ranging from $6.3 to $6.8 million. ...

Treasury mandates APRA consider climate risks in duties

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2023
Treasury has released an updated statement of expectations for APRA which includes the adoption of climate reporting standards by super funds, banks and insurers. "For the first time, the government is explicit in requiring the regulator to consider ...

Women in Super appoints chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2023
... retire on average with one third the super of men." She said the immediate focus for the group is fixing the Low Income Super Tax Offset inequality.

Super gender balance gap increases

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2023
The superannuation gender balance gap has slightly worsened, fresh Australian Taxation Office (ATO) figures reveal, as it crawls toward 21%. During the 2021 financial year men's super balance held $189,892, while women had 21% less on average at $150,922. ...

Super funds consider future of PwC contracts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2023
... matter, in which PwC senior partners shared information obtained during a confidential consultation with Treasury concerning tax law changes, has been escalated. In response, AustralianSuper became the first superannuation fund to freeze any new contracts ...