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AMP restructures wealth management, chief exits

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2023
... entity such as statutory and regulatory reporting, performance reporting, and tax, in addition to investor relations, treasury, workplace experience and transformation. Other than AWM, what is left of AMP following a turbulent period since the Hayne ...

Experience pathway could create two adviser tiers

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAY 2023
... create two tiers of financial advisers and confuse consumers about who is and isn't qualified to provide advice. As Treasury mulls over finalising education standards for experienced financial advisers and new entrants, which ended on May 3, The ...

BNPL to be regulated under Credit Act

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 22 MAY 2023
... honestly, efficiently, and fairly, in line with other regulated credit products." Over the coming months, Jones said, Treasury be working closely with the industry and consumer groups, to make sure the regulation around BNPL is right. The aim is to have ...

Jones calls for taxonomy to clarify greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2023
... initial development phase of the taxonomy. "The Council of Financial Regulators climate working group - which includes Treasury - will oversee this initial phase," Jones said. "This will ensure that there is direct input from government helping to align ...

Experience pathway consultation opens

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2023
... today opened consultation to clarify the educational requirements for experienced financial advisers and new entrants. Treasury Laws Amendment (Measures for Consultation) Bill 2023: Financial Adviser Standards states that an adviser with 10 years of ...

Super a big national advantage: Chalmers

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... small businesses right around the country." He said if you combine that with global uncertainty, it's easy to see why Treasury and the Reserve Bank of Australia expect a slower economy. "We've got a lot coming for us around the world, but we've ...

US agencies act to prevent crisis

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 13 MAR 2023
... companies confirm minimal exposures to the Silicon Valley Bank failure. Early this morning, a joint statement from US Treasury secretary Janet Yellen, Fed chair Jerome Powell and Federal Deposit Insurance chair Martin Gruenberg announced all insured ...

Senate inquiry to scrutinise proposed franking credit rules

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2023
... and capital raisings. In February, assistant treasurer and minister for financial services Stephen Jones introduced the Treasury Laws Amendment (2023 Measures No.1) Bill 2023. The purpose of the Bill is to ensure consistency in tax treatment for both ...

Review of managed investment schemes kicks off

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2023
Treasury is commencing its review of the regulatory framework underpinning managed investment schemes (MIS), targeted at identifying gaps and possible areas for improvement. The review was announced as part of the Albanese government's first federal ...

Victim access to super should be extended: Associations

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2023
... abuse should be extended and made applicable to all major and violent crimes, associations say. In a joint submission to Treasury, Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, CPA Australia, the Financial Planning Association of Australia, the Institute ...