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Adviser exam yields 70% pass rate

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2024
... of the Corporations Act, the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006, the Privacy Act 1988, and the Tax Agent Services Act 2009. Candidates must also study financial advice construction, which is the suitability of advice aligned ...

TelstraSuper produces 9.6% MySuper return

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2024
TelstraSuper's lifecycle MySuper offering turned around 9.6% for all its members under 50 who have not made an investment choice. The result, which is net of all investment fees and taxes, demonstrates the value of its lifecycle structure, chief investment ...

Former director disqualified for breaching obligations

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2024
... when displayed a poor track record in the financial management of both Clickthru and O'Corp Media, including failing to meet tax requirements. It also found that he improperly used his position as a director of the companies to gain an advantage for ...

ATO seeks submissions on defining an 'employee'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2024
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has issued a draft update to its tax ruling TR 2023/4 for consultation which determines when a person is considered an employee under the Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Act 1992 (SGAA). The draft update ...

AustralianSuper unleashes raft of investment and fee changes

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2024
... Indexed Diversified - $157 to $142 In addition to the investment and fee changes, AustralianSuper has removed the Reduced Income Tax Credits (RITCs) section of the PDS across the Income and Choice products. The section that has been removed said: "For ...

ASIC calls out sloppy adviser data

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2024
... the Financial Advisers Register, with a particular focus on the adviser's approved qualification(s), ability to provide tax (financial) advice services, business address and telephone number," ASIC said. AFSLs can rectify incorrect information by ...

New NALE rules, AFCA's super powers passed

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2024
... exempt. For SMSFs and small APRA-regulated funds, the new legislation means the amount of NALI taxed at the highest marginal tax rate is twice the difference between the amount that would have been expected to incur for a general expense at arm's ...

New inspector-general of taxation appointed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2024
... inspector-general of taxation (IGT) for a five-year period commencing on 15 July 2024. Owen brings a wealth of experience in tax, public sector reform, complaints management and dispute resolution, having spent more than 30 years in various senior leadership ...

Coalition's housing policy could cut Commonwealth Rent Assistance costs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2024
... that the proposed policy would have further implications for government taxation revenue, particularly for superannuation tax, which wasn't included in the analysis.

Australia's competitiveness climbs world rankings

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2024
... 67 nations. In addition, the cost of office rents is a rising challenge (60th). "CEDA has long been calling for broad-based tax reform, and this report makes the need even more clear, given our consistently high levels of company and personal income ...