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Japanese bank makes major voting blunder

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2020
... June each year. JaST also is responsible for tallying operations from Tokyo Securities Transfer Agent and Japan Securities Agents, both consolidated subsidiaries of SuMI TRUST Bank. The company uses a tallying system dubbed forward processing, in which ...

Chief economist update: ECB keeps it steady

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2020
... intensify over the next few quarters, requiring a continuation of containment measures and/or behavioural changes by economic agents. By virtue of the experience gained on how to deal with the pandemic, these responses are assumed to become more efficient ...

Sydney tax professional jailed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2020
... Assistant commissioner Adam Kendrick welcomed the sentence and said Nazeer's actions undermined the important role BAS agents play in protecting the integrity of the tax and super system. "The majority of registered agents do the right thing, but unfortunately ...

Mayfair 101 in damage control

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2020
... Mayfair 101 said in a statement. "The Mayfair 101 Group calls for ASIC to adopt an immediate policy where all ASIC employees, agents and representatives must only speak to the media through official press-releases or in on the record interviews." It ...

AFCA sees 14% rise in complaints

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2020
... AFCA. We are an independent ombudsman service, and we are free to consumers." "AFCA is very clear about its expectations of agents who lodge complaints on behalf of consumers. We expect that agents act in a manner compatible with our Rules and purpose." ...

ATO streamlines tax return process

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020
... different approaches to support taxpayers and the community through this tax time. "We know many of our clients and their agents will have questions about how different types of income and expenses may affect their obligations this year. We're helping ...

BAS agents to give financial advice

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020
A new legislative instrument aimed at helping Australians to navigate the COVID-19 stimulus measures will allow BAS agents to offer financial advice to businesses. BAS agents can now legally advise businesses about their entitlements to the new JobKeeper ...

ASIC provides relief around early super access advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2020
... scheme, ASIC has allowed advice providers to not give a Statement of Advice (SOA) when doing so; permitted registered tax agents to give advice to existing clients about the scheme without an AFSL; and issued a temporary no-action position for super ...

Super scammers pose as authorities

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020
... has backfired, with one scammer copping an earful from a financial planner he tried to swindle. Fraudsters are posing as agents from superannuation authorities in an attempt to rip-off unsuspecting superannuation members. By midday Thursday, the Australian ...

Super funds raise scam concerns

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2020
... unsuspecting Australians. Intrust Super has warned its members of the risk they will be targeted by fraudsters posing as agents who can help members gain early access to their superannuation savings to help them through the economic crisis brought about ...