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FS team picks: The top stories for 2020

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR, KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2020
... the office. Consumers were crying out for advice, with so much seeming uncertain. Advisers were gifted some regulatory relief, but they still had to meet the FASEA education requirements and the industry as a whole was still shrinking. Here are the stories ...

ASIC defers portfolio holdings disclosure deadline

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2020
ASIC has given superannuation funds another year to disclose their portfolio holdings. The regulator has extended the relief, which defers the first reporting day to 31 December 2021. The relief was set to expire on 31 December 2020, requiring trustees ...

Chief economist update: Dow 30 thousand

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2020
... Rolling Stones - they "sit and watch as tears go by". But they're not. Although the passage of a fifth coronavirus relief bill continues to drag, the first, second, third and fourth fiscal measures are still giving relief. In terms of monetary policy ...

Business tax expanded to big corporates

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2020
... overseas that have invested $100 million intangible depreciating assets will now be eligible for the tax cuts. The initial tax relief was announced in the 2020/21 budget allowing businesses with turnover of up to $5 billion to write off the full value ...

Invesco advances active non-transparent ETF

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2020
... Commission (SEC) published a notice regarding the firm's exemptive application, "indicating its plan to grant the needed relief subject to any comments it receives", Invesco announced. If the application is approved, Invesco will be permitted to actively ...

Ares bids for AMP

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020
... accumulation of failure after failure." Deputy head of research at InvestSMART Gaurav Sodhi agreed the bid should come as a relief to shareholders, adding that Ares will likely look at disassembling the business. "I would guess that Ares will do what ...

ISA calls for super tax reform

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020
... said. Women in Super chair Catherine Wood said: "The LISTO is important to ensure lower income earners receive some tax relief for saving for retirement. It can never match the $10,000 plus annual tax break received by high income earners, and the government ...

Sweeping tax cuts announced

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
The government has implemented a raft of tax relief measures for individuals and businesses in the 2020/21 budget in an effort to boost consumption in the economy and support business investment. Over 99% of businesses will be able to write off the ...

BOQ expects to back pay $11m in SG

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2020
... million is COVID-19 related. BOQ continues to see reductions in customers accessing financial assistance through the banking relief package, Frazis said. As at 31 August 2020, BOQ had 12% of housing customers on the banking relief package and 16% of ...

ASIC extends advice, capital raising provisions

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020
ASIC has extended the relief to financial advice that relates to the early release of superannuation scheme as well as certain capital raisings due to the uncertainty of the pandemic. The corporate regulator has extended the capped advice fees regarding ...