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ATO streamlines tax return process

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020
... said the payments will be included as salary and wages and/or allowances, in their regular income statement, which their employer should provide directly to the ATO. Sole traders who have received the JobKeeper payment on behalf of their business will ...

Bad news for BDMs despite industry-wide uptick

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2020
The latest market update for financial services in Australia from Kaizen Recruitment contains some welcome good news, but times remain tough for business development managers. Kaizen recently surveyed over 50 financial services organisations regarding ...

Fed buys up BlackRock ETFs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2020
BlackRock has emerged as the biggest winner of the US Federal Reserve's corporate bond buying program, with its ETFs making up around half of the central bank's purchases. The Fed bought US$1.58 billion in investment grade and high-yield ETFs in May ...

Calls for overhaul of AFSL system

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2020
... planners. The FPA sees the responsibility for registration resting with the individual planner rather than their licensee or employer. The FPA said registration of planners must include verification that they have complied with the professional standards ...

Advice job market not all doom and gloom

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2020
There are some bright spots in the market for financial advice jobs, according to Kaizen Recruitment, despite over 1000 advisers leaving the industry since the start of 2020 and only about 50 joining. "The implementation of restructures and exits announced ...

Industry fund appoints administrator

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2020
A $2 billion industry superannuation fund is set to go live with an automated superannuation administration service in early 2021 after inking a mandate with the firm. GuildSuper, the industry super fund for 80,000 people working in the pharmacy, childcare ...

MLC Wealth appoints chair

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2020
A former chief executive of BT Financial Group has been named independent non-executive chair of MLC Wealth. Robert Coombe has been named to take on the role, effective 1 July 2020. NAB chair Philip Chronican said the appointment to the board of National ...

Recruitment lifts as economy reopens

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2020
Job ad volumes in banking and finance are up 17% since their COVID-19 lows, with sentiment improving as the Australian economy gradually reopens. That's according to recruitment firm Kaizen Recruitment, who said there has been a backlog of roles ...

ERS emerges as tax loophole for expats

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020
The government's early release scheme has opened up a handy loophole for expats living in Australia, helping them withdraw their super balances tax-free. Normally, temporary Australian residents would face a 35% tax on the taxable component of their ...

Industry fund named top employer

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
... around $6 billion has been recognised as one of the nation's best employers. EISS Super has been named a Kincentric Best Employer, an award based on the feedback of its staff. Kincentric, a global consulting firm specialising in human capital, offers ...