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Active Super found guilty of greenwashing

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2024
... Colonial First State fund and the S&P/ASX 200. LGSS argued that "no reasonable person" would see the gambling restriction apply to companies that sold lottery tickets because they'd only associate "gambling related social ills" with poker machines ...

Australians selling assets over seeking help: ASIC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2024
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) released new research which sheds light on the financial hardship faced by Australians. The research found that 47% of Australian adults with debt, the equivalent of 5.8 million people, have ...

Wollongong adviser wins Gwen Fletcher Memorial Award

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2024
... the highest-performing student in the CFP Certification Unit (CFP C) for each semester. "The CFP program requires you to apply yourself to a wide range of scenarios and strategies, while always keeping the needs and goals of clients paramount. I believe ...

Lendlease ditches overseas construction

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2024
... totalling 50%. The ATO has not issued amended assessments in respect of those subsequent sales," Lendlease said. "Should the ATO apply the same treatment to both these partial sales we estimate this may give rise to additional tax of approximately $50 ...

Budget 2024: Change to foreign investment rules

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024
... "fair share" of tax in Australia and to provide greater certainty about the operation of the rules. The amendments will apply to CGT events commencing on or after 1 July 2025 to: Clarify and broaden the types of assets that foreign residents are subject ...

Budget 2024: Government heeds industry calls to better support women

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024
... be changed to 100 hours over four weeks. It will also no longer capture study, volunteering or travel time and will only apply to employment. According to the Workplace Gender Equality Agency, 2.65 million Australians are carers and are more likely to ...

Wholesale investor test reform has several ramifications: SIAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024
... clients who have provided a qualified account certificate should also sign a consent. We think this is important. It can apply to more investment categories, and it can also be adapted and applied in circumstances where investors receive no advice for ...

Rest calls for removal of minimum work hours for super

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2024
Rest has urged the Australian government to remove the minimum hours rule for the superannuation guarantee to apply. Research conducted for Rest by CRNRSTONE found 82% of Australians think the law should be changed so that Australian workers - many ...

Australian Retirement Trust applies new investment exclusion

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2024
... (estimated or reported) in the most recent year of financial reporting," the fund said. ART said the screening does not apply to pooled vehicles or derivatives, which may have indirect exposure to companies involved in the mining of thermal coal. The ...

AustralianSuper announces insurance changes

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2024
... minimum amount of cover for changing needs as you get older. Fixed cover will still be available for members who want to apply for a specific cover amount."