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FASEA extension passes

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2020
... requirements has passed the House of Representatives. The Treasury Laws Amendment (2019 Measures No.3) Bill amends the Corporations Act so that financial advisers will have more time to pass the FASEA exam and meet FASEA's education requirements. Now ...

AustralianSuper, QIC back investment manager

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2020
... values and are excited to support us in scaling sustainable infrastructure solutions." "As cities, municipalities and corporations increasingly prioritize the undeniable economic benefits of sustainability and decarbonisation, Generate has a critical ...

Calls for review of advice regulation

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2020
... viable. In its submission, CPA noted the myriad federal acts advisers were required to comply with, including the Corporations Act, Tax Agent Services Act, National Consumer Credit Protection Act, and other obligations imposed under the ASIC Act and ...

AMP to pay $5m for churn

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2020
... than they would have by simply transferring the policies. The court today found AMP contravened section 961L of the Corporations Act six times, incurring a penalty of $5.175 million. The court said the penalty proceeding reflects a "lamentable failure ...

Ongoing fees, advice fees in super to be reformed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2020
... The draft legislation for recommendation 2.1 will enhance the existing ongoing fee arrangement provisions in the Corporations Act. Under the reforms, advisers would be required to seek annual renewal from clients for all ongoing arrangements and disclose ...

Latest FASEA exam results in

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2020
... congratulates successful candidates on completing an important component of their education requirements under the Corporations Act," FASEA chief executive Stephen Glenfield said. "Unsuccessful candidates are able to re-sit the exam and these advisers ...

Technology to transform coming decades

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2020
... talent attraction - a currency with high volatility may attract employees who want to take risks for high returns. As corporations that control the currency may also sit on significant customer data, we may see targeted advertising going onto the next ...

Sophistication: More than money

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 7 JAN 2020
... each of the previous two years and net assets of at least $2.5 million. That's the same definition prescribed by Corporations Regulations 2001. However, in FASEA's guidance accompanying its Code of Ethics, accounting certificates declaring a person to ...

FASEA responds to concerns

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2019
... stakeholders raised concerns with Standard 3 highlighting that the intention of the Code is inconsistent with the existing Corporations Law which contemplates the ability to manage and/or disclose conflicts rather than not acting where there is a conflict," ...

Google to pay ATO $481.5m

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2019
... including the MAAL and the Diverted Profits Tax (DPT) came into effect in 2016 and 2017 respectively, forcing global corporations with more than $1 billion in profit to pay tax in Australia. "The operation of the MAAL has already seen $7 billion in taxable ...