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Showing 51 - 60 of 2018 results for "Legislation"

Government reviewing $3m super tax

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2025
... government is considering potential changes to Treasurer Jim Chalmers' controversial $3 million superannuation tax legislation. Brown told the hearing the Prime Minister's office had been asking questions about the bill. "There have been some conversations ...

Payday super laws introduced to parliament

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2025
... the payday superannuation bill in the House of Representatives today. First flagged in 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 ...

Australia, UK regulators exchange insights

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2025
... continue to eye the opportunities presented by the sector. Yesterday, assistant treasurer Daniel Mulino proposed new legislation to strengthen security and confidence in investments across the sector - suggesting that all crypto providers carry an Australian ...

Draft laws for insurers' ban on use of genetic test results released

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2025
Treasury opened consultation on draft legislation to ban life insurers' use of genetic test results in underwriting. The release of the draft legislation follows the government's announcement in September 2024 that it would implement a total ban, following ...

Crypto providers to hold AFSL under proposed laws

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2025
The government is inviting industry feedback on its proposed legislation to develop a fit-for-purpose digital asset regime to better regulate platforms that hold digital assets. The draft legislation introduces two new financial products within the ...

ASIC makes 'first-of-its-kind' exemption to broaden digital asset access

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2025
... related to stablecoins issued by an AFSL. The relief will take effect once registered on the Federal Registration of Legislation. However, intermediaries benefiting from this relief must make the exempt stablecoin's product disclosure statement (PDS) ...

FEATURE: Problem detected

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2025
... and smaller funds like Australian Food Super also adopted it. Touching on whether regulators should attempt to unify legislation in cybersecurity for all financial institutions, Northern Trust head of Australia and New Zealand Leon Stavrou points out ...

Cbus welcomes new head of risk transformation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2025
... super fund. Additionally, APRA set its sights on Cbus in February this year for possible breaches of superannuation legislation, with the regulator announcing the probe alongside a court-enforceable undertaking to address the super fund's risk management ...

Allow couples tax-free super splitting: Hume

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2025
... balances evenly between them to improve the gender super gap was tabled in Parliament yesterday. The Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Tackling the Gender Super Gap) Bill 2025 was tabled by Senator Jane Hume, who said it "goes to the heart of fairness ...

Chalmers confirms super performance test changes are coming

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2025
... examination of whether the regulation fits the times." The government also announced it would be introducing 'tell-us-once' legislation. Delahunty was present on day one of the Roundtable where she presented ways to cut down on duplication including ...