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Aged care RC unveils 148 recommendations

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAR 2021
... its in final report. The final report of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety, tabled in parliament yesterday, formulated 148 recommendations to overhaul a system that enables the persistent neglect and abuse of the elderly. Systemic ...

Merging super funds guaranteed tax relief

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020
... funds are set to permanently avoid negative tax outcomes upon merging, after an amendment bill sailed through parliament yesterday. While the FASEA extension stalled yesterday, the parliament successfully shepherded the government's Treasury Laws Amendment ...

Document leak puts NAB under the pump

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2019
... auditing sector to an inquiry by the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services in Parliament yesterday, with a final report due by March 1 2020.

All options open for retirement income review

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2019
... difficulties faced by Australians living on the age pension without extra savings. Meanwhile, both sides of the Parliament yesterday launched into each other over super policy, with Labor MPs - lead by Shadow Minister for Financial Services Matt Thistlethwaite ...

We must do better: ASFA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2018
... contributions that we need to make is part of our focus." With the Protecting Your Super measures introduced to Parliament yesterday, Easson also reaffirmed ASFA's stance on removing automatic life insurance in super for young and low-income Australians. ...

Catholic Super backs Modern Slavery Act

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2018
... The $9.3 billion superannuation fund's chief executive backed the anti-slavery bill introduced in the parliament yesterday. Catholic Super chief Frank Pegan said the fund is working on measures to slavery-proof its supply chain. "One tool we are ...

Aussie funds to access Asian markets

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2018
Both houses of Federal Parliament yesterday passed the Asia Region Funds Passport (ARFP) bill that will open up Asian markets for Australian financial services companies. The legislation was tabled in late March. Wealth management industry data manager ...

Asia Region Funds Passport legislation tabled

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018
Legislation to implement the Asia Region Funds Passport Bill was tabled in Federal Parliament yesterday but the Financial Services Council said there is still work to be done. Minister for Financial Services and Revenue Kelly O'Dwyer described the initiative ...

SMFSA voices support for AFCA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2018
... Insurance Ombudsman, and Superannuation Complaints Tribunal into one governing body, which was approved in parliament yesterday. Under the passage of the Treasury Laws Amendment (Putting Consumers First - Establishment of the Australian Financial Complaints ...

Landmark advice reforms pass Senate

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2017
... planning and life insurance sectors. Both pieces of legislation were passed unchallenged in the Senate during parliament yesterday. Professional Standards of Financial Advisers Under the reforms, a commonwealth standards body will be created to govern ...