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ASIC wealth director nabs promotion

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020
... policy. In her final role in her first stint with ASIC, Bird was responsible for developing ASIC's regulatory policy and law reform projects, providing strategic advice to the Commission and other areas within ASIC. She also managed ASIC's relationship ...

Financial services laws under review

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2020
Following on from the Royal Commission, the Australian Law Reform Commission has been tasked with reviewing financial services laws with a view to simplify laws regulating the industry. As part of its response to the Royal Commission final report, the ...

New class action regulations slammed

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020
... members in funded class actions, but that could just be achieved by implementing the recommendations of the Australian Law Reform Commission." "I think the government's intention to protect the interests of class members can be achieved through giving ...

AustralianSuper PYS fee under scrutiny again

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2020
... "inducements" and how super funds entice businesses to choose them as a default fund for employees. "There has been law reform around inducements and we have been discussing with funds what those law reforms mean and we have been overseeing that to make ...

Regulators praise super law reform

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) have jointly welcomed the proposed legislative reforms increasing the role of ASIC in the superannuation industry. The proposed changes ...

ASIC bans direct life cold calling

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2019
... recommendations, and will provide consumers with further protections from misselling practices now, ahead of wider law reform by government," Hughes said at the time. "Without such a ban, we are concerned that consumers will continue to be preyed upon ...

HUB24 announces new board appointment

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2019
... Herbert Smith Freehills. Stringer is passionate about improving the superannuation system, in particular by pursuing law reform to better support the provision of income in retirement, HUB24 said. HUB24 chair Bruce Higgins said Stringer's appointment ...

TPB welcomes independent review

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2019
... to assist in informing the discussion paper and consultation process," O'Neill said "From the review, we hope to see law reform that strengthens our role to support and protect the public, including consumers of tax services, to ensure tax advisers act ...

ASIC moves to ban direct life cold calling

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2019
... recommendations, and will provide consumers with further protections from misselling practices now, ahead of wider law reform by Government. "Without such a ban, we are concerned that consumers will continue to be preyed upon by peddlers of inappropriate ...

Board of Taxation reviews granny flat taxes

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 1 APR 2019
... and legally enforceable family agreements were identified as a measure to prevent elder abuse in the 2017 Australian Law Reform Commission's report 'Elder Abuse - A National Legal Response'. The report found that current tax arrangements have been a ...