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AFCA funding lacks transparency: AIST

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2018
... industry-funded arrangements used by its predecessors. The proposed AFCA funding model will have three components: a membership levy based on business size and type; a user is charged based on the number of complaints; and complaint fees calculated based ...

Should high-income earners pay charity levy?

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2018
... have proposed a new system to better distribute Australia's wealth - one which would see high-income earners pay a charity levy. The levy would be based on a small percentage of earnings for Australians with income of more than $269,000 ($US200,000). ...

Super startup returns to drawing board

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2018
... on hold as well as the departure of its chief executive after eight months in the role. Human Super interim chair Jeremy Levy told Financial Standard the venture is still continuing but has taken "some steps to preserve capital pending completion of ...

Cromwell appoints new director

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2018
... investment and development in Australia and globally makes him an excellent addition to the Board," Cromwell chairman Geoffrey Levy said. Blight was previously ING Real Estate Investment Management's global chairman and chief executive. He has also ...

Budget 2018: Social media reaction

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
... HLB Mann Judd pointed to the Budget benefits for small-to-medium enterprises. The proposed 0.5% increase to the Medicare Levy will not proceed #budget2018 #budget18 @BentleysOzNZ #thinkingahead - Bentleys Australia (@BentleysOzNZ) May 8, 2018 Financial ...

What the associations want from Budget 2018

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
... treaties in addition to special withholding tax rate for Passport funds like last year. The FSC has also opposed a Medicare Levy increase. It also wants the government to facilitate the rationalisation of legacy products in financial services, involving ...

ROYAL COMMISSION: Our top stories

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018
Missed something? Here's a recap of the most read stories to come out of the second week of the Royal Commission's inquiry into financial advice. High profile adviser under fire The Royal Commission heard how Fair Work commissioner Donna McKenna received ...

ASIC grilled over negotiating with banks

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018
The Royal Commission today questioned ASIC over its practice of heavily negotiating enforceable undertaking outcomes with financial advice licensees. Senior Counsel Assisting Rowena Orr asked ASIC senior executive leader - financial advisers, Louise ...

AFA responds to 'disappointing' PJC life insurance report

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2018
... Kelly O'Dwyer. "Such a program will duplicate audits performed by licensees and will add significantly to the ASIC Funding Levy that each adviser will need to pay," it said. The association suggested a better way would be to focus on advisers suspected ...

Super funds call for SG increase to aid women

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2018
... women aged 55 and over that are either already living rough or facing the prospect in the near future. "Similar to the Flood Levy authorised in 2011, the fund's monies will be raised by government, private sector and tax payers, with a levy on high earners," ...