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LaSalle joins 2050 club

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2020
... importance of issues such as energy and water efficiency, climate change impacts and resilience, and increasing carbon regulations as long-term, secular demand drivers of real estate," LaSalle said. LaSalle also became a member of the UN Environmental ...

Government increases fees for foreign investment

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2020
... resourcing inside of Treasury to monitor compliance with our foreign investment rules," Frydenberg said. The draft fee regulations follow the broader foreign investment legislation reform package which was announced on June 5 and are the most significant ...

Financial services laws under review

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2020
... into the potential simplification of laws, namely provisions of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) and the Corporations Regulations 2001 (Cth), among other legislative instruments. There are three key focuses of the review, each of which will be covered ...

AMP deed of release bars advisers joining class action

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2020
... across the industry. This includes the removal of grandfathered commissions, new mandatory education standards, and new regulations around advice," an AMP spokesperson said. "Throughout the process AMP has consulted with affected advisers, the industry ...

FSC calls for scaled advice model

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2020
... superannuation account to avoid account balance erosion; and also urged the government to amend the Electronic Transactions Regulations 2000 to remove exemptions under superannuation law and allow for electronic communications for all aspects of superannuation. ...

Pershing convicted for client breaches

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2020
... trust account. It was not sentenced for this breach, but it was taken into account during sentencing. The Corporations Regulations mandates that client money must be paid into a client money account and AFS licence holders can only make payments out ...

New class action regulations slammed

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020
Class Actions Australia has slammed new regulations announced by Treasurer Josh Frydenberg defining class actions as "managed investment schemes" labelling them "bizarre", as the Senate holds its second public hearing into litigation funding and the ...

J.P. Morgan launches ESG integration policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2020
... risk-adjusted returns over the long run." Further, JPMAM also noted that governments and regulators are seeking enhanced regulations relating to ESG factors and management, impacting on business operations. "Several such ESG regulations are in the consultation ...

Pessimism strikes Australia, US optimistic

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2020
... volatility was a challenge to growing their business, and a similar number (93%) said that keeping on top of changing regulations would challenge their business." Dave Goodsell, executive director of Natixis' Centre for Investor Insight said the market ...

Short consultation window for stamping fee exemption

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020
... one week to respond to the government's exposure draft of the Corporations Amendment (Stamping Fee Exemption) Regulations 2020, which should remove the final impediment to the FASEA extension passing when the parliament sits again this month. Consultation ...