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AMP should stop whining: Slater and Gordon

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2020
... in a highly competitive field," Hardwick said. "It's difficult to imagine the arrogance necessary to show up to Parliament, as the boss of AMP, and start whinging about how inconvenient it is for ordinary Australians to want their money back." He ...

Sargon buyers announce execs, ditch Sargon name

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2020
... first reported by Financial Standard on May 1. He is also a founding shareholder in the company. Former Labor member of parliament Lindsay Tanner has been appointed the non-executive chair while BT veteran Sue Thomas will join as a non-executive director. ...

FPA accuses ASIC of price gouging

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2020
... great deal of pressure to meet new education requirements, await outcomes on the FASEA extension from an "unpredictable parliament" and overhaul their business models to meet regulatory requirements. "As small businesses, financial planning practices ...

FASEA extension hits snag

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020
... financial adviser reforms." She said that when changes to raise the education and ethical standards were passed by parliament with bipartisan support in 2017 they were intended to come into effect by 2019. "However, the body appointed by the government ...

Short consultation window for stamping fee exemption

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020
... (Stamping Fee Exemption) Regulations 2020, which should remove the final impediment to the FASEA extension passing when the parliament sits again this month. Consultation on the exposure draft opened yesterday, and will end on June 10, the next sitting ...

Commonwealth Super names new chief

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020
... an APRA and ASIC regulated organisation, and has responsibilities and accountabilities to the government and Federal Parliament as a statutory corporation."

Enquiry into lacklustre employee share schemes

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020
... whether a more favourable tax treatment might make such schemes more attractive. Chair of the committee, Member of Parliament Jason Falinski, said the committee is interested to hear from a broad cross section of witnesses from government and the private ...

Expats sweat as main residence CGT cut-off looms

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
... the transition period, Atlas Wealth has started a petition on Change.org, and has also written to seven members of parliament, including Treasurer Josh Frydenberg. Despite the petition gaining nearly 1000 signatures, with figures growing every day, Ridley ...

FASEA extension en route

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020
The government's move to extend the ban on conflicted remuneration to listed investment companies and trusts is expected to provide financial advisers with some much needed certainty. Following Treasury consultation, the government made the decision ...

Litigation funders will need AFSLs

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020
Litigation funders will be regulated under the Corporations Act and required to hold an Australian financial services licence, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg announced today. The Treasurer said the government wants litigation funders to be subject to greater ...