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TPB, bans dishonest tax agents

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2022
... also found to have misled clients by advising them their SMSFs had been audited, and charging them for the audit, even though an audit had not been completed. The pair have been banned from practice as they no longer meet the tax practitioner registration ...

Vanguard unveils positive impact fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2022
Vanguard Australia has launched a global positive impact equities fund that aims to outperform the broad global equities market with a "measurable impact on global environmental and social challenges." The Vanguard Active Positive Impact Fund is a concentrated ...

CPI rises despite Fed rate hikes

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2022
... food, and medical care indexes were the largest of many contributors to the monthly seasonally adjusted all items increase. Though, these increases were partly offset by a 4.9% decline in the gasoline index. Meanwhile, the Federal Open Market Committee ...

APRA flags concerns over fund sustainability

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2022
Appearing before the House of Representatives' Economics Committee, APRA's Margaret Cole said the regulator is concerned about some of the super funds that passed the performance test yet fail the regulator's own sustainability testing. ...

First Super: Merger pressure fizzles out

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2022
... performance of super funds than size and scale. The figures prove that a small fund can trump behemoths. Watson concedes though that small funds had a good year. And, that 12 months is just one data point and with current market volatility, it is too ...

Throw out financial services law clutter: ALRC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2022
The Australian Law Reform Commission's (ALRC) second interim report to reduce complexity in financial services legislation proposes an alternative model that's more coherent and principled, and "embraces minimalism." The ALRC's proposed legislative ...

RBA lifts rates, lifts markets

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2022
... to the 2-3% range over time, the board affirmed that yesterday's increase in interest rates will help achieve its goal. Though, it was flagged that further rate hikes will likely be required over the period ahead. On the policy decision, RBA governor ...

Industry funding model discussion commences

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2022
... model where costs are recovered before they're expended. It will look at possible solutions to issues this approach incurs though. Stakeholders have until Friday, October 28 to make a submission. "The Albanese government is committed to maintaining appropriate ...

Members want super funds to adopt crypto: Survey

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2022
... trillion in assets said they believe the current crypto winter is either over or has less than six months to run. Even though most of these investors expect some volatility, many have been buoyed by the recent performance of Bitcoin which has rallied ...

FPA calls for sunset on experience pathway

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2022
... would only support its introduction if it came with a sunset. The completion of an ethics unit should still be required though, 80% said. "While the FPA shares the government's goal of making financial advice more affordable and accessible to Australian ...