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Showing 361 - 370 of 2019 results for "Legislation"

Sequoia Financial Group acquires legal practice

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 10 JAN 2022
... child pensions, death benefit pensions, pension reversion amendments and pension commutation as ever-changing laws and legislation is implemented. As noted in a recent ASX press release, enhancing the breadth of services to the advice community is consistent ...

Consultation opens for CCIV draft bill

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 DEC 2021
... reporting, record-keeping, and custody of CCIV assets are some of the measures outlined in the Corporations and Other Legislation Amendment (Corporate Collective Investment Vehicle Framework) Regulations 2021. The bill also sets out arrangements for ...

Government backflips on adviser education

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 17 DEC 2021
... to Hume. In a statement, Hume's office said simplifying the minimum education requirements is consistent with the legislation and will achieve the intention of the FASEA reforms "without micro-managing advisers, universities, students and businesses." ...

What you read in 2021

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 DEC 2021
... serve as chair. The remainder of the leadership team was decided in June - a story that has also made this list. The legislation needed to pave the way for the merger was passed at the end of October and, shortly after, the funds revealed the branding ...

Labor pledges calm in superannuation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 DEC 2021
... needs to be some things that we look at - absolutely. Any government would want to look at fine tuning some of the legislation but we're not going to throw the whole baby out the bathwater," he said. If elected, Jones will ensure that the removal ...

Sydney Airport takeover given green light

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2021
... Melbourne Airport, while AustralianSuper owns 5.25% of Perth Airport. Outside of the four cities specified in the legislation, IFM Investors also has holdings in Adelaide Airport and Darwin Airport. However, ACCC chair Rod Sims said the regulator's investigation ...

Proposed reforms could simplify advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 DEC 2021
... Fresh proposals from the Australian Law Reform Commission aim to simplify several complex areas of financial advice legislation. The ALRC is proposing sweeping changes to financial services law, including changes that affect the advice industry, tabled ...

Government fails to prioritise $450 threshold

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 3 DEC 2021
The last sitting day for parliament this year has come and gone without progressing legislation designed to make sure those earning less than $450 a month are paid super. Minister for superannuation, financial services, the digital economy and women's ...

Tribeca Financial acquires advice practice

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 NOV 2021
... to focus on taking care of his clients and family. "The work required to both take care of my clients, keep up with legislation, systems, technology, markets, marketing, admin - all in what would be considered a healthy work-life balance I feel is not ...

CCIV legislation introduced

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 26 NOV 2021
The Corporate Collective Investment Vehicle (CCIV) regime is back on the agenda, with the government introducing legislation to attract more foreign investment yesterday. Under the regime fund managers will be able to use a corporate structure with ...