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ASIC provides licensing update

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2021
... licensed," ASIC chief operating officer Warren Day said. "Importantly, the report acknowledges the impact of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and our continued flexibility during these times." In addition to AFSL and ACL approvals, 391 AFS and ACL applications ...

Recovery set to slow: OECD

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2021
... pick-up of household consumption, given the stock of excess savings," the OECD said. "On the other hand, were significant COVID-19 outbreaks to occur in other states, then the economic shock could deepen. Any ratcheting up of tensions with China could ...

Advisers embrace technology, lack budget

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 SEP 2021
... rapidly adopting technology is in the use of online meeting and digital signature tools, which increased since the onset of COVID-19. Some 75% of practices now use online meeting tools compared to 45.7% in 2020. In terms of digital signatures, 56% of ...

ATO will not pursue erroneous JobKeeper payments

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 SEP 2021
... government could keep employees connected with their workplace and keep businesses afloat during the initial stages of the COVID pandemic, Andrews said. "That has actually been a very good strategy and many businesses do say that it was only JobKeeper ...

One in four Aussies have no super account

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 13 SEP 2021
... of our research," Finder super expert Alison Banney said. "Whether Aussies never had super, accessed it during the first COVID outbreak, or have lost track of their accounts, it all adds up to fewer people being protected than the system would hope." ...

IFM Investors' Sydney Airport dream still alive

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 13 SEP 2021
... vaccination rates increase and we move into a post pandemic recovery period," the company said. "It has rapidly adapted to the COVID environment, strengthening its balance sheet and tightly managing costs to maintain flexibility to respond to a range ...

Strong year for farmland assets

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 10 SEP 2021
... contributed to widespread growth in Australian farm incomes to 30 June 2021," the farmland manager said. "...The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic have so far been relatively benign for the sector. Isolated workforce shortages have led to increased labour ...

APAC pension funds fastest growing: Study

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2021
... funds are among the world's largest, with the Asia Pacific region clocking the largest rate of growth last year despite COVID-19. New research from the Thinking Ahead Institute and Pensions & Investments shows the assets under management of those world's ...

AustralianSuper to shutter property option

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 3 SEP 2021
... three years on, the returns were down to 4.26% for FY21, as property more broadly made a smaller return contribution during COVID lockdowns. In November 2018, the fund capped members allocations to the property option at 70% and added an ability for ...

ERS re-contributions won't be taxed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 3 SEP 2021
... tax penalty. The Australian Taxation Office confirmed individuals can now re-contribute amounts they withdrew under the COVID-19 ERS program without them counting towards their non-concessional contributions cap. These contributions can be made between ...