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Wage subsidy to rescue advice industry

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2021
... start embracing graduates in new ways - both those with FASEA-approved degrees and related degrees. "I think all the regulations around degrees and professional years and compliance and paperwork has really made employers nervous about getting it wrong ...

Aussie super funds and Biden's US infra push

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2021
... orders as soon as he came to power were to review oil and gas drilling on federal land, implement new environment regulations, and reverse Trump's previous measures. Biden is also committed to net zero by 2050 and decarbonising the power grid by ...

Reference checks should cover all advice: FPA

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2021
... Commission, which recommends that AFS licensees should be required to comply with reference checking and information-sharing regulations like what the Australian Banking Association has in place (Recommendation 2.7). It was also recommended that advisers ...

WFH arrangements need planning: Research

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2021
... must acknowledge that safety and wellbeing must be the first priorities as well as complying with relevant rules and regulations," she said. "But what the survey highlights is some of the gaps in expectations for what hybrid working models should look ...

Reporting rules for charities relaxed

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2020
... dedicate more of their time and resources to assist vulnerable communities," Treasury said. "Inconsistent and outdated regulations across jurisdictions create an estimated regulatory burden of $13.3 million a year for the charitable fundraising sector. ...

Super leaves gig economy behind

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2020
... accumulate approximately $3700 in employer-contributed super in one year. This is because under current labour force regulations, most gig economy workers are likely to be classified as independent contractors. Gig economy workers therefore lack any ...

ASIC takes action on Union Standard

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2020
... (TradeFred which went into liquidation on March 10), in the Federal Court. ASIC alleges Union Standard breached a number of regulations. Among them were providing personal advice without a licence and making false or misleading claims about the level ...

Chief economist update: East and west at crossroads

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2020
... everyone pretends not to have seen." But I digress. Australia could invoke World Trade Organisation (WTO) rules and regulations or seek redress from the international trade body. But what good will it do compared to a large economy like China that chooses ...

ASIC defers portfolio holdings disclosure deadline

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2020
... reporting date (either December 31 or June 30). The deferral will allow additional time for the government to make the regulations, ASIC explained, adding that an amendment to Class Order 14/443 reflects the deferral. "Depending on when regulations are ...

Chief economist update: Europe, we have a problem

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2020
... their doughnuts and whiskey too. Governments across Europe have already or are on the verge of implementing tougher regulations - in one form or another -- to control and contain the exponential growth in coronavirus infections in the continent. Total ...