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Government looks to bolster TPB, tax compliance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
... also support the sustainability of the tax profession by increasing the ease of re-entry for tax and business activity statement agents who take career breaks," the government said. It said this will increase receipts by an estimated $47 million and ...

DBFO reforms package 'pretty disappointing': FAAA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
The Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) has come out swinging against Treasury and its second tranche of draft Delivering Better Financial Outcomes (DBFO) reforms, saying it can't support them without "substantial change." FAAA chief executive ...

My Dealer Services partners to enhance adviser education

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
... powerful AI-driven software tool to record and transcribe conversations with clients. Additionally, MDS has enhanced Statement of Advice (SOA) creation support in a partnership with Broker Support Global, and unveiled a new MDS Licensee Compliance Portal ...

Government plans to develop 'fit for purpose' digital asset regime

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2025
... in digital assets safely and securely with appropriate regulation," they said. On Friday, the government released a Statement on Developing an Innovative Australian Digital Asset Industry, which outlines four key planks of its approach. These include ...

Tranche 2 of DBFO dumps SOAs, enables 'nudges'

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2025
The long-awaited Tranche 2 of the Delivering Better Financial Outcomes draft package has been released, switching Statements of Advice for Client Advice Records and clarifying what topics super funds can collectively charge for. However, some elements ...

SQM places private credit sector on watch

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2025
... Partners managing partner Andrew Lockhart argued there remains a lot of interest and money flowing into these strategies. A statement from Metrics read: "We're very proud of the strong performance outcomes we've delivered for investors. MDIF has outperformed ...

Active Super fined $10.5m for greenwashing

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2025
... to misrepresentations made on its website, while $2 million was apportioned to misrepresentations in its SRI Policy Statement. About $1.5 million respectively relate to PDS fact sheets published in 2021 and 2022. Active Super and Vision Super merged ...

AIOFP and IFPA enter 'strategic alliance'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2025
... that our members' interests are strongly represented in shaping a more practical regulatory framework." In a joint statement, the organisations said the alliance ensures that the interests of independently owned financial professionals are effectively ...

'Incompetent' adviser permanently banned by ASIC

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2025
A Sydney-based financial adviser has been permanently banned for acting dishonestly and exhibiting a fundamental lack of knowledge, integrity, and professionalism, ASIC said. Peter Surtenich has been permanently banned on March 6 from providing any ...

Trade war intensifies: China, Canada respond to Trump's tariffs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2025
... food products while imposing export and investment restrictions on 25 US firms, citing national security concerns. A statement from the White House said while Trump gave both Canada and Mexico ample opportunity to curb dangerous cartel activity and the ...