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ACCC delays approval of Link Group acquisition

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2022
... ASX, Link Group said the board continues to unanimously recommend shareholders vote in favour of the proposal, saying it is fair, reasonable and in shareholders' best interests. "Link Group will continue to work closely with D&D to progress the competition ...

ASIC smooths path for crypto ETFs

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 1 NOV 2021
... provide practical examples of how these obligations may be met, in a way that maintains investor protections and Australia's fair, orderly and transparent markets." State Street Digital APAC product lead Irfan Ahmad said that the new guidance from ASIC ...

Colonial First State faces penalties for MySuper conduct

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 SEP 2021
... to the default MySuper product. The incidents relate to the period between 18 March 2014 and 21 July 2016. The Royal Commission referred the conduct to ASIC in February 2019 and ASIC filed the case a year later, in March 2020. A few months later, in ...

Super funds not ready for IDR

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 3 SEP 2021
... are likely to require significant changes and investment to comply with the new requirements," ASIC reported. Funds have work to do on applying an expanded definition of 'complaint', under the new regulatory guide, too. ASIC also said more work is needed ...

ASIC to ease hardline stance

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 27 AUG 2021
... activities and licensing decisions." In response, ASIC said it will identify and pursue ways to "maintain and improve the fair and efficient operation of capital markets and the corporate sector, to facilitate business investment and confident participation ...

Broken advice industry shuns everyday Aussies: AFA

KARREN VERGARA, ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUL 2021
... us is the formula, we don't believe the way the formula is calculated and the way it's dispersed is equitable and fair and that's the crux of this, and we want that to be reviewed," De Gori said. Sam Perera, AFA vice president, gave an example ...

Employers should pay SG rise: ASFA

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUN 2021
... way to address the structural imbalances that continue to occur between fat profits and flat wages." The Fair Work Commission recently increased the minimum wage across all awards which was due to the economic recovery from COVID-19 and high business ...

Advice practices set to benefit from tax cuts

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAY 2021
... is still significant regulatory change this year with the finalisation of FASEA deadlines, implementation of Royal Commission recommendations, changes to the super system, as well as dealing with the current pandemic and outcomes of the economic environment ...

Chief economist update: Australia's virtuous cycle

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021
... rolling back short-term wage reductions, returning wages to pre-COVID levels. The phased implementation of the Fair Work Commission annual wage review also had a small positive impact on wages." - ABS media release These were Michelle, "ma belle, these ...

FS team picks: The top stories for 2020

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR, KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2020
... wasn't boring. Financial advice After the myriad of reforms brought about by the Royal Commission, it might have been fair for the average financial adviser to go into 2020 less than optimistic. As the pandemic hit, advisers had the tough job of ...