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Revolution AM adds to board

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2022
... bring extensive experience and track records across various leadership roles in asset management, financial markets and regulation," Sahota said. "I look forward to Vicki and Bill's valuable contribution and different perspectives that they will bring ...

TPB, bans dishonest tax agents

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2022
The Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) terminated the registration of two tax agents after finding they prepared and lodged self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) annual returns with incorrect details. Following an Australian Taxation Office (ATO) referral ...

Draft SMSF auditor registration regulations to update fees, language

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2022
... registration, as an approved SMSF auditor, will increase. However, he did note that most other fees appear to reduce. The 2012 Regulation will be repealed on 1 April 2023 under legislative 'sunset' provisions that provide for the automatic repeal ...

Cboe Australia bolsters sales team

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2022
... electronic trading in London and Sydney, and is an expert in algorithmic trading, dark pools, market structure and regulation. Before Cboe, O'Brien worked at Liquidnet (part of TP ICAP Group) as its head of Australia. Commenting on the appointments ...

Data sharing laws updated in response to Optus breach

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2022
The government is proposing changes to the Telecommunications Regulations 2021 following the Optus breach that will impact how APRA-regulated entities respond to cybersecurity incidents and risks. Changes from the government are expected to provide ...

Throw out financial services law clutter: ALRC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2022
... 30. Following the Royal Commission, the ALRC was tasked with reviewing financial services laws to simplify industry regulation. Namely, the ALRC set out to target provisions of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) and the Corporations Regulations 2001 (Cth) ...

UK regulator to inspect advice and guidance rules

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2022
... left to navigate a bewilderingly large choice with little support." She said this will remove some of the burdens of regulation that currently apply across the board to advisers. "It will also enable firms to reduce their charges and make advice on mainstream ...

BUSSQ sees strength in niche super

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2022
... he says. "It hasn't taken me long as chair to realise that those costs are largely driven by a massive amount of regulation. We continue to regulate for the lowest common denominator in Australia rather than police the lowest common denominator out ...

Tech providers support QAR SOA proposals

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2022
... flexible for both provider and consumer. "However, there's a contrasting effect I will highlight," she said. "Relaxing regulation also comes with a balance of quality of advice. The changes proposed do revert us back to a product-first methodology." ...

AFA president positive on industry outlook

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2022
... this profession. "If we don't pull that into line, it means we risk reverting back to the very prescriptive nature of regulation that we're trying to get away from." On the Levy review, he concluded that if advisers are serious about making a dent in ...