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Jones lifts adviser levy freeze, updates funding model

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2023
The federal government will lift the financial adviser levy freeze as it unveils recommendations that make minor changes to the industry funding model following a review. Assistant treasurer and minister for financial services Stephen Jones yesterday ...

Anti-hawking laws could dampen super fund advice: Academic

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2023
... about the impact anti-hawking laws will have on superannuation funds' ability to provide financial advice amid the federal government's proposal to open advice to other channels. Anthony Asher, an associate professor at UNSW Business School ...

IFM Investors names chair

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 26 JUN 2023
... chair," he said. "I wish Cath, the board and everyone at IFM every success for the future." Meanwhile, Tanner saved as the federal member for Melbourne from 1993 to 2010 and was minister for finance and deregulation from 2007 to 2010. He has extensive ...

Advisers embrace less back-office burden

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2023
Financial advisers have welcomed the elimination of many back-office inefficiencies under the federal government's adoption of the Quality of Advice Review recommendations. Some of the QAR recommendations assistant treasurer Stephen Jones flagged ...

CSLR finally passes senate

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2023
... compensation scheme in 2017, said the scheme should be scalable to include other financial products. Once in operation, the federal government should consider whether the scheme needs to be expanded to other industries, including managed investment schemes," ...

Cyber breach claims CalPERS member data

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2023
... partners, and children, CalPERS said. The vulnerability that led to the breach has been resolved and the matter reported to federal law enforcement, but CalPERS chief executive Marcie Frost said the external breach of information is inexcusable. "Our ...

Government pledges $2bn to fast-track social housing

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2023
... $10 billion Housing Australia Future Fund - the single biggest investment in social and affordable rental housing by a federal government in more than a decade." Of note, NSW will take the lion's share of the funding ($610 million) followed by Victoria ...

ANZ reaches agreement with QLD government over Suncorp

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2023
... review. "The acquisition of Suncorp Bank is subject to conditions including authorisation by the ACCC, approval from the Federal Treasurer and Queensland legislative amendments," ANZ said. "While the acquisition remains subject to these conditions, ANZ ...

Banned adviser told to stay put

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2023
... made on an ex parte basis without Ridgway's presence, require him to deliver his passport to the Brisbane Registry of the Federal Court. An ASIC investigation found the former adviser put millions of dollars of client money into unauthorised investments. ...

Super planning remains top adviser focus this EOFY: Podcast

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2023
... flagged small businesses should be aware of super payday changes. "A lot of advisers probably saw that, just before the federal budget, the government made an announcement that they intend to introduce legislation to have payday SG payments," he said. ...