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Section 899 ditched but companies face tax uncertainties

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2025
... associate director of tax Antony Cheung said the removal of section 899 was welcomed by Australian groups that invest and conduct business in the US. "This is particularly relevant for superannuation funds taxed at 15% in Australia, where the additional ...

Superannuation is Australia's 'productivity engine': ASFA

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2025
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) said Australia's superannuation sector provides a fundamental contribution towards the nation's growth, but argues there is more that needs to be done. ASFA has released The Impact and Opportunity ...

Chalmers unveils reforms to enhance RBA transparency

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2025
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has released an updated Statement on the Conduct of Monetary Policy (SCMP) and the first Statement of Expectations for the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) governance board. Chalmers said the RBA Monetary Policy Board formally ...

Funeral insurer fined $4.75m

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2025
... Goodman agreed with ASIC's submission that ACBF's misrepresentation was "deliberate and callous and involved egregious conduct." The decision follows ASIC's successful appeal to the Full Federal Court overturning part of an earlier decision in relation ...

James Mawhinney contravened law: Federal Court

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2025
... July 2019 and 5 May 2020. Judge Button also found that the Mayfair 101 Group companies engaged in misleading or deceptive conduct from 11 March 2020 and prior to 2 April 2020 by failing to disclose in marketing material that investor redemptions had ...

Licensee compliance head banned over fees for no service

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2025
... compliance Andrew Moore has been banned for three years for failing to recognise the seriousness of fees for no service conduct, committed by one of its representatives at Lighthouse Partners. Kiriley Roper was recently banned for 10 years by ASIC for ...

Adviser receives permanent ban over 'dishonest' conduct

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2025
ASIC has permanently banned financial adviser Barry David King of Melbourne following several years of misusing client funds and falsifying documents. King was found to have engaged in serious misconduct, including concealing information from clients ...

Fees for no service see former adviser banned

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2025
... Queensland. ASIC alleges that between January 2022 and October 2023 Lighthouse Partners engaged in fees for no service conduct in relation to 14 clients. While she was on leave for much of this period, ASIC also alleged that Roper was aware of the fact ...

ASIC targets advisers, platforms, research houses in super switching scams

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2025
... Fiduciaries. Meanwhile, ISG received $145 million from retail and wholesale investors since 2019. In many of the cases, members conduct a super health check online and submit their personal details and are incidentally contacted by the lead generator. ...

Banned director sentenced for running financial services firm

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2025
... despite having been banned from doing so. In 2018, Joshua Fuoco was found to have engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct and unconscionable conduct, and to have broken financial services laws. His business was offering cash to vulnerable clients ...