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Government strengthens multinationals tax laws

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2022
... transparency. Last week, Treasurer Jim Chalmers said it's the government's priority to make sure that multinational corporations pay a fair share of tax where they make their profits. "What I hope to do in the next day or two is to release the discussion ...

ASIC releases CCIV guidelines

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2022
... guidance will assist corporate directors to comply with their licensee obligations and other requirements under the Corporations Act." ASIC will update its key regulatory guidelines and release new legislative instrument to further support corporate ...

Advice requirements confusing, complex: JAWG

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2022
... pressure." Additionally, the submission also made recommendations for the removal of the safe harbour steps from the Corporations Act and clarity on what is needed to satisfy the best interests duty. A profession-wide position on the tax deductibility ...

ASIC prosecutes market manipulator

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2022
... $765,000, or both. Posting on social media as part of an attempt to manipulate the market is illegal under the Corporations Act. This is the first time a person has been convicted of online stock manipulation charges under s1041D of the Act. The corporate ...

Fossil fuel divestment bill passes California Senate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2022
... through the Assembly to put an end to CalPERS' and CalSTRS' failed attempts to transform oil, gas, and coal corporations into clean energy companies," Fossil Free California communications coordinator CJ Koepp said. "These investments have real-world ...

Super's defense against economic volatility

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2022
... uncertain world." Previously super funds had helped recapitalise banks and supported Australia's non-financial corporations by proving equity when banks were reluctant to provide debt. Proving his point, Swan referred to an Allens consulting estimate ...

'No easy answer' to ESG disclosures by super fund trustees

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2022
... disclosure, the question confronting RSE licensees is just what they ought to disclose to members." Already the Corporations Act enforced registrable superannuation entities (RSE) to disclose the extent to which ESG factors are considered in their investment ...

ASIC suspends Dixon Advisory AFSL

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2022
... membership until 8 April 2023; and requires the maintenance of compensation arrangements that comply with the Corporations Act 2001 until 8 April 2023. Dixon Advisory has a right to seek a review of ASIC's decision at the Administrative Appeals Tribunal. ...

Border rule-breaking former adviser banned

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2022
... of credit services. Further, because of his fraud conviction, Babbage is automatically disqualified from managing corporations for five years. Babbage was a member of the Finance Brokers Association of Australia. In a statement to Financial Standard ...

ASIC extends relief for retirement estimates

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2022
... conditional relief from the licensing, conduct and disclosure obligations relating to personal advice in the Corporations Act 2001 that might otherwise apply to a superannuation trustee providing retirement estimates to its members. The relief was due ...