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Committee calls for 'sick agency' ASIC to be split in half

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2024
... ASIC has "comprehensively failed to fulfil its regulatory remit," the committee says the government should then consider whether ASIC's remit is too broad for it to be an effective and efficient agency. It said the government should "strongly consider" ...

RBA minutes confirm potential August rate hike

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2024
... reasonable time. Commonwealth Bank senior economist Belinda Allen said the RBA will be relying on upcoming data to determine whether a rate hike will be necessary in August. "The runway is shortening for our central scenario of a November easing, we ...

ATO seeks submissions on defining an 'employee'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2024
... Administration Act (TAA), therefore it has its ordinary meaning under common law. "In most cases, it will be self-evident whether an employer and employee, or principal and independent contractor, relationship exists," the ATO said. "However, it is sometimes ...

AllianceBernstein appoints chief AI officer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2024
... front-office investors, Chin said the firm was using AI and natural language processing in its back office, including whether certain investments are in line with regulatory requirements. Chin said the AI applications have seen improved productivity ...

ASIC calls out sloppy adviser data

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2024
... adviser's details changing," ASIC warned. Today, ASIC introduced an update to its register. It will no longer display whether a financial adviser's education and training meets the requirements of an "approved" qualification, rather continue ...

ASIC alerts licensees to experienced pathway deadlines

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUN 2024
... standard and the professional year standard by making a written declaration. The Financial Advisers Register will not display whether a financial adviser is relying on the experienced provider pathway.

'Little prospect' for RBA hike despite stubborn inflation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2024
... these have been the driving factors behind our current situation. "What the next few months have in store will determine whether Aussie homeowners emit a sigh of relief or anxiety by year's end."

Australian Unity lashed by ASIC over TMD questionnaire

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2024
... its Select Income Fund, with ASIC saying retail clients are unlikely to understand the questionnaire used to determine whether they would be in the target market. ASIC made an interim stop order preventing the fund manager from issuing or distributing ...

More businesses fold, unpaid super recovery measure to launch

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2024
... entitlements, he said. From this July, Mutton said that considering the commerciality of funding actions, DEWR will now "assess whether the claims will result in a return of advances made under FEG as and whether the claims will result in a better recovery ...

Inflation debate: Older Australians accused of driving crisis

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2024
... still being hit by inflation; they are still observing the cost of living going up." Not satisfied, McKim asked explicitly whether people over 65 are spending more, to which Bullock said she'd have to "take the specifics on notice" but that her understanding ...