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Showing 41 - 50 of 2018 results for "Legislation"

Industry bodies offer Payday Super resources

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2025
Two industry bodies have launched resources to help superannuation funds comply with the looming Payday Super legislation, as the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) warns employers to be ready by 1 July 2026. The Association of Superannuation Funds of ...

Hume's super sharing bill lashed in parliament

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2025
Senator Jane Hume's Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Tackling the Gender Super Gap) Bill 2025 sparked a wave of backlash during its second reading in the Senate this week. The bill, which seeks to allow spouses to split superannuation annually ...

Payday Super laws passed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2025
... tailored education so they can confidently meet their obligations," Kerlin said. "For many working Australians, this legislation means their super will be paid earlier and invested earlier, maximising the benefit of compounding growth. Payday Super will ...

Zombie companies on the ASX are dying out

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2025
... of short stay and same-day admissions," Dickerson said. The rise of private credit and introduction of safe harbour legislation has assisted in solving the issue of zombie companies promptly. "Private credit and safe harbour legislation have given directors ...

Equity Trustees to ask Mulino for help amid First Guardian, Shield fallout

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2025
... rests with the responsible entities of the two collapsed schemes. He said the group has recommended key changes to legislation to ensure the independence of REs governing managed investment schemes, which were also shares with ASIC and APRA. "We believe ...

Unclaimed super pot hits $19bn: ATO

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2025
... reforms were introduced into parliament at the start of October. First flagged in the 2023-24 Federal Budget, the legislation stipulates that from 1 July 2026 employers must pay their employees' superannuation at the same time as their salary and ...

Kenya to establish sovereign wealth fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2025
... rights, and earnings from direct or indirect participation by the government in such activities. According to the draft legislation for the creation of the fund, it will be limited in terms of what it can invest in. The exclusions include speculative ...

Feature: Retirement | Rewarding risk

LACHLAN COLQUHOUN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2025
... points to the new generation of innovative retirement income stream (IRIS) products which have been offered since new legislation was passed in 2017. These products, he says, help decrease assessable assets and increase people's pension entitlements ...

Feature: Compliance | Passing the buck

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025
... to tell you what's going on in their businesses in real time, you probably couldn't have a better piece of legislation," he says. "I was struck by that power and how it hasn't been applied." Walker took it upon himself to review ASIC's ...

Treasury unveils major super tax changes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2025
... superannuation tax will be delayed until July 2026 to allow for a series of amendments and further consultation. The legislation will now only be applied to realised earnings, aligning the approach to that of other income tax concepts. A second threshold ...