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Showing 11 - 20 of 2020 results for "Legislation"

ASIC to refresh financial market infrastructure guides

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2026
... administrators. Under RG 172, ASIC proposes changes to how overseas entities should be licensed. This is so it reflects the legislation "for determining whether 'a financial market has a material connection with this jurisdiction', as introduced ...

SMC calls for guaranteed super for domestic workers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2026
... excluded from guaranteed super. SMC said this was "an omission that can no longer be justified". The Senate Economics Legislation Committee is inquiring into the law which gives rise to the exclusion of part-time domestic workers. SMC has urged government ...

Treasury mulls increased powers for TPB

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026
Treasury is seeking feedback on draft legislation that would give the Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) stronger regulatory powers and enable greater sanctions. The draft legislation proposes to introduce criminal penalties for unregistered tax return preparers ...

Former super fund chief to steer new fund manager

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2026
... billion in funds under management and 250,000 members. Palmer also led the One Fund reform, which saw Western Australian legislation amended to allow former public sector workers to continue contributing to GESB. He has been replaced by GESB chief investment ...

Digital assets framework bill passes, paves the way for consumer confidence

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2026
Digital assets providers will be required to obtain an Australian financial services licence (AFSL) under new legislation. The Corporations Amendment (Digital Assets Framework) Bill 2025, which amends the Corporations Act 2001 and the Australian Securities ...

Genetic testing laws pass parliament

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2026
... offences for non-compliance which will be regulated by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission. This legislation will make a meaningful difference to people's lives." Australian life insurers welcomed the passage, saying the new law will ...

Law blocking abusers from hiding assets in super enters parliament

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2026
... are convicted of child sexual abuse to avoid paying compensation to their victims, and I look forward to this vital legislation delivering exactly that," Rowland said. "My message to victim-survivors is clear - we hear you, and we have your back."

FEATURE | Regulation: Picking up the pieces

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2026
... advice." It has been nearly one year since Labor's re-election in May 2025. Mulino is sitting on critical pieces of legislation the industry has been waiting on with bated breath. Yet, he has not so much mentioned a date when any types of draft laws ...

Solaris prepares to launch LIC for income seekers

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026
... feature of the Solaris income strategy is its forward-looking approach to dividend forecasting. Since the change to tax legislation and effective ban on off-market buybacks in October 2022, special dividends have become the dominant way companies return ...

Treasury proposes advice education standard reforms

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2026
... earnings. "Applying tax to earnings after death is a significant outcome that wasn't clearly evident from the legislation or explanatory materials and raises important questions about how Division 296 will operate in practice, particularly where ...