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Budget of missed opportunities: Industry

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2023
... responses to the federal budget are mixed at best, with many believing key measures require further consideration and consultation. Perhaps the measure that will most impact the financial services industry, the government remained firm in its plan to ...

NALI measure receives mixed response

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2023
... the level of a general expense, and exempting any that occurred before 2018-19, was not what was expected following consultation. Financial advisers will need to carefully consider the impact on any self-managed super fund clients who are affected," ...

ASIC, APRA reviewer deprioritised by government

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2023
... is disappointing to see this highlighted as a budget saving in the context of recent regulator reviews and when no consultation with industry has been undertaken," she said. As part of the reprioritisation of functions, and among other things, Treasury ...

Federal budget 2023: Winners and losers

TOM WATSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
The federal government has delivered its second budget since coming into office last year, and as expected, cost of living support has featured prominently. So what has treasurer Jim Chalmers included in the 2023 federal budget when it comes to spending ...

Labor cracks down on unpaid super

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
... data-matching capabilities to identify instances of SG underpayment. The ATO will also receive $13.2 million for consultation and co-design with stakeholders on a new compliance system. The government will also implement bolstered unpaid super recovery ...

Another round of consultation for veteran super taxation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
The government has commenced consultation on new draft regulations related to the Douglas decision, adding to the regulations introduced to parliament late last year. In November 2022, the government introduced legislation aimed at ensuring no veteran ...

PwC chief exits over scandal

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
... in the firm's tax leak scandal in which PwC senior partners shared information obtained during a confidential consultation with Treasury in relation to tax law changes. This included introducing new rules to stop multinationals from avoiding tax ...

ASIC revises IDR reporting framework

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2023
... licensees reporting IDR data to ASIC by end February 2024." She added that the framework is a culmination of detailed consultation with industry to improve and standardise the quality of IDR data. "Collection of IDR data will improve ASIC's capabilities ...

FAAA suggests adviser pathway tweaks

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2023
... government's experienced adviser pathway proposal, though suggests the measure be better targeted. The proposal, opened to consultation last month, seeks to clarify the educational requirements for experienced financial advisers and new entrants. Specifically ...

ASX expands partnership program criteria

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2023
... ASX flagged it is considering the future of the ASX Managed Fund Settlement Service or mFunds and will release a consultation paper in June seeking industry feedback. Less than 10 years old, mFunds provides investors access to unlisted managed funds ...