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Chief economist update: Coronavirus cures climate change

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2020
... and/or coordinated policy responses could have the opposite effect, exacerbating the sense of doom and gloom among economic agents as by their own reactions alone, monetary and fiscal authorities convey a sense of panic. This is evident in the renewed ...

ATO cracks down on HNWs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2020
... confident that its compliance strategies are tackling the bad behaviour it has seen from higher-risk taxpayers and their agents. "From 1 July 2020 we will be expanding the work of the Tax Avoidance Taskforce and as part of this we are introducing a new ...

ATO clamps down on auditor number misuse

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2020
... financial year. Hopefully if we get some kind of decent outcome that can act as a deterrent," she said. "We referred seven tax agents to the TPB last year for SAN misuse, this financial year we're already up to 15. This is all coming out of our mail ...

Chief economist update: Turn the beat around

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2020
... don't operate in a vacuum. Persistent below-target inflation sets in train a nasty chain of reactions from economic agents. Foremost of which is the risk that lasting low-flation prompts a retrenchment of inflation expectations that could ultimately ...

SMSFA slams limited licensing

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 9 JAN 2020
... currently have no means for accessing ATO portal information directly from the tax office. "Currently, only registered tax agents (typically accountants) are able to access its portal to get total superannuation balance and transfer balance cap information ...

Chief economist update: Moving target

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JAN 2020
... credibility. Instead of its aim at providing greater transparency and clearer forward guidance to financial markets and economic agents, this "idea" if adopted only muddies the waters. For instance, what would be the highest inflation rate the Fed will ...

ASIC lifts ban on new opaque active ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2019
... ETFs, as ASIC lifts the pause after a six-month-long review. However, it has asked responsible entities and market making agents to review their current arrangements to manage risks. The corporate regulator today said its review found that several internal ...

Chief economist update: RBA cuts official cash rate to 0.75%

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2019
This will be the headline flashing on your screens at around 230 in the afternoon of Tuesday, October 1, after the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) concludes its scheduled board meeting. In his address to the Armidale Business Chamber, RBA governor Philip ...

Research budgets shrink at UK asset managers

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2019
... and execution costs. "A key principle of the MiFID II unbundling reforms is to ensure that portfolio managers act as good agents in the best interests of their clients and that their investment decisions are not unduly influenced by third parties," FCA ...

One regulatory regime enough: FSC

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2019
... system for tax and financial advisers. In a submission to the independent review of the Tax Practitioner's Board and Tax Agents Service Act 2009, the FSC called for one regulatory regime for advisers providing both tax and financial advice, arguing the ...