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Australia-UK FTA a boon for local business

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2023
... up from 30, will be able to apply for working holidays in the UK and stay for a maximum of three years instead of two. Minister for trade and tourism Don Farrell said the FTA is a gold standard trade deal that delivers benefits for all Australians - ...

BNPL to be regulated under Credit Act

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 22 MAY 2023
... and review of the sector which opened last year. Speaking this morning at the Responsible Lending and Borrowing Summit minister for financial services Stephen Jones said the "unregulated and unchecked" BNPL market would be overhauled to safeguard vulnerable ...

NALI measure receives mixed response

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2023
... clients who are affected," she said. "On both NALI and the pre-announced super changes, we look forward to engaging with Minister Jones and communicating more detail on these changes to our members when it is available." Chartered Accountants ANZ said ...

UK to ban cold calling on all financial products

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2023
... cold calling on all financial products as part of a broader strategy for tackling scams. In an announcement from prime minister Rishi Sunak, the government said it is going to stop scams before they reach people. In part, this will be done by implementing ...

Jones calls for taxonomy to clarify greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2023
Assistant treasurer and minister for financial services Stephen Jones said that without a sustainable finance taxonomy, regulators will only be able to catch the "most egregious" examples of greenwashing in Australia. Speaking at the Australian Council ...

Adopt QAR recommendations now: Levy

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2023
... affordable and accessible. In an open letter published by the Australian Financial Review, Levy said she is encouraging the minister and government to hasten its process amid rising cost pressures. "Minister Jones has said he is road-testing the recommendations," ...

Industry welcomes experience pathway consultation

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 APR 2023
... and investment advisers put their education on hold when the Labor government was elected in May 2022, considering the minister's election commitment to introduce an experienced pathway. Further, the FASEA education regime, still in place, failed to ...

Experience pathway consultation opens

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2023
... and comply with continuing professional development requirements. Under the draft bill, new entrants can apply to the Minister to have their degree recognised and for education providers to confirm that a person has completed the requirements of an approved ...

Government divulges vision for superannuation

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 APR 2023
Assistant treasurer and minister for financial services Stephen Jones has detailed a three-pronged approach to superannuation reform that will forge national consensus, shift the focus from savings to retirement income, and elevate service standards ...

Budget all about responsible economic management: Chalmers

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 14 APR 2023
Treasurer Jim Chalmers says the best possible response to global economic uncertainty is responsible economic management and that will be displayed in the May federal budget. Speaking in Washington DC at the G20 Finance Ministers' and Central Bank Governors' ...