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ASIC clamps down on advisers, trustees cold calling

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2024
... up to $6000 to roll members into an inappropriate fund. The government allows telemarketers and cold-calling businesses to make unsolicited calls during certain hours - weekdays between 9am and 8pm and Saturdays between 9am and 5pm. ASIC warns cold-calling ...

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 ...

Performance test needs better metrics, durability

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2024
... around the lack of investment flexibility. Certain assets such as those related to the energy transition or affordable housing make it quite difficult under the current testing framework, given the objective to minimise tracking error, he said. Treasury ...

ATO flags key focus areas this tax time

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2024
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has announced it will be taking a close look at three key areas where taxpayers make common mistakes this tax season. Incorrectly claiming work-related expenses, inflation claims for rental properties and failing ...

UniSuper battles major system outage

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2024
... use the fund's calculators or consolidate their super, switch investments, access holdings data, upload documents, or make withdrawal requests. Further, prospective members are not able to join via the website, and the fund's app is also unavailable. ...

Count upgrades synergy benefits after Diverger acquisition

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2024
... am grateful for the hard work of the team to successfully complete the transaction, integrate the businesses smoothly and make doing business easier for all our business partners." Count finalised the acquisition of Diverger back in March, bringing its ...

Men, women in same occupation drive pay gap

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2024
... qualifications working in the same occupation. It found that women have an hourly wage that is 15% less than the amount men make. "The factor that does seem to drive the gap wider is personal - being married and having dependent children imposes a penalty ...

ASIC issues warning over scammers using fake AFSLs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2024
... materials and disclosure documents. ASIC added the scammers sound professional, knowledgeable, and often do not rush victims to make a decision. "Often, the investment return being advertised by scammers will sound reasonable (as opposed to "too good ...

Mercer rolls out new corporate super plan

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2024
... compliance requirements. Having delivered corporate super solutions to employers for almost 30 years, we have the experience to make super simple for organisations of all sizes from micro businesses and SMEs to large companies, with or without bespoke ...

Advisers urged to capitalise on HNW interest in alternatives

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2024
... better grasp of investment concepts," the report said. "Being more knowledgeable enables HNW alternative investors to not only make informed decisions and actively participate in shaping their investment strategies but fosters a sense of empowerment ...