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Another billion removed from super

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2020
... that you comply with the eligibility rules to access your super early and your broader obligations under the taxation legislation."

ATO cracks down on ERS misuse

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2020
... that you comply with the eligibility rules to access your super early and your broader obligations under the taxation legislation," it said. "We understand that these are uncertain times and people's circumstances change, so it is important that ...

FASEA extension passes

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2020
... qualification requirements, with the new deadline for advisers to meet the education standards 1 January 2026. The legislation to allow financial advisers the extension was contained in an omnibus bill which hit a snag last week when it was bounced out ...

ISA plays devil's advocate on SG

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2020
... supply and demand elasticities and factor substitution, but also on institutional factors such as employment protection legislation, minimum wage determinations and the degree of unionization," the analysis read. In a letter to the committee accompanying ...

ASIC ends relief for advisers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020
... the regulator said. "However, following feedback from the Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Delegated Legislation, ASIC has decided to amend these instruments to include specific end dates." ASIC added that it will continue to monitor the ...

FASEA extension hits snag

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020
... standards at incredibly short notice." McAllister said it was the fault of the government for not implementing the legislation that was originally passed in a timely and efficient manner. "Regrettably, we are in a position where we support a deferral ...

ASIC quietly granted new access to phone taps

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2020
While other legislation and regulatory work was delayed as a result of COVID-19, ASIC was recently granted the power to receive intercepted information, such as tapped phone calls. ASIC cannot tap phones itself or obtain an interception warrant, however ...

Government announces fresh crackdowns on foreign investments

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020
... in non-sensitive sectors, we want to streamline and speed-up that process." The government will be releasing draft legislation on the reforms next month, with the intention of passing the changes before the end of the year so that they are in place by ...

Asgard, Future Super shamed on ERS

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2020
... decided to support their members, even though this required finding solutions to constraints in the State Super Scheme legislation," the spokesperson said. "One of these requirements is that members need to provide a written consent to allow for an early ...

FASEA boycott sparks in-fighting

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2020
... advice afforded to hard working Australians and rebuilding confidence in the financial advice industry." She added that legislation is before the Senate to extend the period during which advisers can sit the exam to 1 January 2022.