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Showing 141 - 150 of 2018 results for "Legislation"

FSU campaigns against workplace surveillance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2024
... surveillance practices in various industries, including financial services. In its submission, the FSU has called for legislation that would prohibit employees being surveilled unnecessarily and without their prior knowledge. "Additionally, we advocate ...

Australians robbed of super savings

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2024
... time are undercut by those who don't. While the government has pledged to enact payday super reforms by 2026, the legislation, however, still hasn't been introduced to Parliament, and details of its implementation remain unclear. The government also ...

BUSSQ fights back against regulatory imposition

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2024
... person's view of these matters. "Any review should be conducted by the industry regulator, APRA, in accordance with the legislation and on the basis of providing the Trustee with procedural fairness and natural justice," BUSSQ said. BUSSQ chair Chris ...

Regulators given new powers to protect financial markets in crises

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2024
The government has passed legislation that will put in place new powers for regulators to protect financial market infrastructure in the event of a crisis. Treasurer Jim Chalmers said the new laws will provide regulators with more powers to manage financial ...

New bill seeks to block investments involving Cbus

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2024
... would amend the Housing Australia Future Fund Act 2023 to include an additional limitation in the HAFF's governing legislation, specifically barring investments in any housing projects involving Cbus. Bragg argued that Cbus' connection to the ...

Super on parental leave bill hits parliament

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2024
The legislation that will ensure superannuation is paid on Commonwealth Paid Parental Leave was tabled today, with the super industry calling for its swift passage. The Paid Parental Leave Amendment (Adding Superannuation for a More Secure Retirement) ...

ASIC scraps Libertas' AFSL for unpaid compensation

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2024
... might not be "automatic" per se, Berry said such action ultimately sits with ASIC and how it carries it out. "But the legislation is really clear. [The] words in the legislation is ASIC must cancel the licence," he said. Financial Advice Association ...

Independent MPs call for super reforms

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2024
... the Better Targeted Super Bill, particularly regarding the proposed taxation of unrealised gains. The controversial legislation introduces a 30% tax rate for superannuation earnings exceeding $3 million from 2025-26. The Labor government has said the ...

ASIC intends to extend legislative instruments

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2024
... (Breach Reporting-Reportable Situations) Instrument 2021/716 ; and ASIC Credit (Breach Reporting-Prescribed Commonwealth Legislation) Instrument 2021/801. According to ASIC, these instruments are due to expire in October this year and are currently operating ...

FAAA calls on advisers: 'We ask for your support'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2024
... government failed to disclose anything about Dixon Advisory or the likely cost in the Explanatory Memorandum to the CSLR legislation and failed to do a regulation impact statement for the CSLR. The FAAA also took aim at the Australian Securities and ...