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Future Fund falls 3.4% in March quarter

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2020
... to help the government fund its $213 billion stimulus package, which will provide for JobKeeper payments and SME rental relief among other measures. "Our job is just to invest for the legislation and the mandate and that's what we continue to do," ...

500 advisers exit during COVID-19

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
... want advice," Tynan said. "But in Australia we have made advice unscalable and unaffordable." The government's regulatory relief, Tynan said, doesn't change the fact that advisers know their careers are on the line when they advise about the early release ...

SMSFs granted annual return extension

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
... strict accordance with the legislation." The ATO also provided guidance relating to LRBAs and rent and interposed entity relief that Maroney said were concerning many association members. "These initiatives are indicative of how the ATO has responded ...

Credit value exists in emerging markets

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2020
... EM central banks move to reduce benchmark interest rates and boost liquidity, and most EM countries are planning large relief programs to ease the shock on their local economies," Western Asset said. As EM countries do not usually have the balance sheet ...

Seek financial advice: Hume

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2020
... may be necessary for some consumers grappling with the fallout of COVID-19 comes has the government implements regulatory relief for financial advisers. The relief will allow advisers to give clients guidance on early release of super without doing a ...

AIOFP launches fresh campaign, criticises FPA

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2020
... more. In a white paper touching on many topics also distributed to members, Johnston said that despite recent regulatory relief due to COVID-19 the government has an "immovable agenda" and "tyrannical ways" that will see more regulation applied to financial ...

Advisers adapt as crisis unfolds

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2020
... advisers during this period. "We are taking a number of proactive steps to provide additional support, including providing fee relief for advisers and capping fees for two years," Benbow said. "We have established a dedicated portal for information during ...

BAS agents to give financial advice

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020
... $1500 a fortnight per employee. Financial advisers and registered tax agents also recently won a battle for regulatory relief from the government in order to better help consumers work out which stimulus measures they qualify for and whether they should ...

Pension pots around the world during COVID-19

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
... plans, 403(b) plans and traditional IRAs, as a part of its US$2 trillion stimulus package, called the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). Those who have been diagnosed with COVID-19, have a spouse or dependent who was diagnosed ...

Major regulatory efforts delayed

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2020
... receiving poor advice, and added it would "identify other actions needed to support firms", including providing regulatory relief where appropriate. The regulator will continue to take enforcement action, but admitted that too would be delayed. "ASIC ...