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The week that was

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020
... that it marks a solid contingency plan, but should only ever be considered as a last resort after all other avenues of relief have been exhausted. This comes down to the fact that accessing super early can make a huge difference to a person's balance ...

Why remediation jobs aren't short-term

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2020
... customer received a payment that meant they could schedule much needed surgery. "The client was beside themselves with relief and the adviser happy to put things right by the customer and win back trust in the industry," Bogg said. "In my opinion there ...

Recovery expected in 2021: IMF

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2020
... institutions to provide a strong coordinated response," she said. "We are replenishing the Catastrophe Containment and Relief Trust to help the poorest countries. We welcome the pledges already made and call on others to join." The IMF said it is standing ...

FASEA exam to go online

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2020
... appropriate alternatives to face to face offerings," FASEA said. "Licensee CPD policies are required to include potential relief provisions to assist the needs of advisers affected by extenuating circumstances (including medical). "Advisers affected ...

JP Morgan commits $86m to COVID-19 crisis

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2020
... affected by the crisis. Of this US$15 million, US$5 million will help to provide healthcare, food and other humanitarian relief around the world, US$2 million will help the firm's existing not-for-profit partners responding to the COVID-19 crisis ...

Financial regulators poised for action

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2020
... institutions to "concentrate on their businesses and assist their customers". The council said both ASIC and APRA will provide relief or waivers from regulatory requirements "where warranted". The relaxed requirements will include the cessation of requirements ...

Chief economist update: Budget surplus or bust

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2020
... SMEs, pensioners and Newstart recipients, and expanded investment write-off allowances. This comes on top of the bushfire relief spending of at least A$2 billion - and interest free business loans - announced in late January. Bye bye surplus. The government's ...

Foreign fund managers granted licensing relief

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2020
Overseas fund managers are set to be exempt from requiring an Australian financial services licence for the purposes of convincing professional investors to become a client. Under ASIC's newly released foreign financial services provider regulatory ...

Trump slams Fed in Twitter tirade

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2020
... working on a proposal to assist businesses and workers impacted by COVID-19; including plans to cut payroll taxes to 0%, relief for hourly workers, and assistance for the airline, hotel and cruise industries. In the tweets, Trump took aim at Powell and ...

Florida fraudster swindles investors out of $60 million

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2020
... funds straight into his own pocket. The Securities and Exchange Commission has frozen assets and obtained other emergency relief against investment adviser Kinetic Investment Group and its managing member, Michael Scott Williams. Williams allegedly raised ...