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TPB grilled over handling of PwC scandal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023
... Estimates hearing, the Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) said it has no plans to suspend PwC, nor has it formally considered whether the consultant breached legislative requirements to act honestly and with integrity. Appearing in Canberra yesterday, TPB ...

APRA probes super fund payments to unions

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023
... APRA is examining the purpose behind the payments made by the super fund in question. The regulator is also assessing whether these transactions offered value for money to the fund's members as well as the general appropriateness of these payments. In ...

Risk of recession growing: Podcast

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023
... get back to focusing on other issues, such as the RBA rate hikes. "The issues I think that are critical for Australia, whether we have a US or global recession, is how much the RBA raises interest rates, and a lot there depends on inflationary pressures," ...

Bank of Queensland slapped with EU

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2023
... further agreed to appoint an independent reviewer to provide written reports on the implementation of the remediation plan, whether it is sustainable and whether further work is necessary to ensure the root causes of the material weaknesses are addressed. ...

No regrets: Hayne reflects on Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2023
... with a commercial entity or does human endeavour deviate from them? "Are [the deviations] persistent and widespread? And whether or not they are persistent or widespread, you must inevitably go on to consider a third set of issues: leadership, culture ...

Macquarie terminates alternatives fund

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2023
... the fund, to your nominated bank account as soon as reasonably practicable." Regarding tax consequences, Macquarie said whether investors redeem prior to the termination date or receive net proceeds after, it is expected that a taxable event will arise. ...

Could the anti-woke movement come to Australia?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2023
... the US. At the RIAA conference held in Melbourne earlier this month, investment and political science experts discussed whether this could occur here in Australia, and what this means for Australian investors. FS Sustainability is the official media ...

Australians prioritise financial independence: Research

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAY 2023
... aware of their financial well-being because it ultimately enables them to achieve the things that matter most to them, whether that be travel or spending time with loved ones." The report also assessed generational pursuits, finding 63% of Gen Z respondents ...

Treasury consults on giving AFCA more super powers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAY 2023
Treasury is consulting on whether the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) should have its remit expanded to deal with more complaints related to superannuation, following the Federal Court's MetLife decision. As it stands, under Part 7.10A ...

Super fund blunder likely down to bad data: Podcast

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2023
... a starting point," he said. "You've got members with different names that are inconsistently inputted into forms, whether it's a maiden name or other. So, people just putting in their own inconsistent data." He flagged individuals signing up ...