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Treasury unveils advice reforms draft legislation

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2023
Treasury has released long-awaited draft legislation to reduce administrative burdens of financial advisers but is missing key pieces, such as the elimination of the Best Interests Duty and the overhaul of the Statement of Advice (SoA). Released today ...

Inflation still too sticky: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2023
... pace, in view of some of the technical developments and fiscal debt pressure that's happening in the US bond and treasury markets," she said. "So, what we advocate in our portfolios and with investors is to increase the allocation to quality investments ...

Adviser levy discount amounts to $8m saving

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2023
... overall size of the levy, and the lack of transparency around how it is calculated. We will continue to work with ASIC, Treasury and the minister's office to support and encourage further changes including the implementation of the improvements to ...

Fears grow around greenwashing litigation protections

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 NOV 2023
... years ago, maybe even 10," chief executive Nic Seton said. "We don't have endless time to coddle big polluters." The Treasury consultation paper states that companies "will be afforded protection from false or misleading representation claims from ...

ASIC updates qualified tax relevant provider definition

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 NOV 2023
... who is a registered tax agent and/or meets the education and training requirements. The update follows the passage of Treasury Laws Amendment (2023 Measures No. 3) Act 2023, which contains the recognition of veteran financial advisers' experience ...

ASIC bans former PwC partner over tax scandal

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2023
... it found that Collins disclosed confidential information he obtained in his roles as a tax advisor to the Commonwealth Treasury and the Australian Board of Taxation. Accordingly, ASIC found that Collins was not a fit and proper person to provide financial ...

Equip Super welcomes new chair

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2023
... worked in a variety of leadership roles at the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA), St. George Bank, the New South Wales Treasury, the Australian Government Department of Finance, The GPT Group, and Suncorp Group. Currently, he serves as Heritage and ...

BlackRock unveils new gold ETF

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2023
... and investors the opportunity to gain exposure to gold on the exchange." Last month, BlackRock launched the iShares US Treasury Bond ETF (IUSG), priced at 15 basis points. It also listed two new core ETFs, the iShares Core FTSE Global Infrastructure ...

Crypto exchanges to obey financial services rulebook

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 16 OCT 2023
... exchanges adhere to Australian financial services laws, requiring digital asset platform operators to obtain an AFSL. Treasury's Regulating digital asset platforms' consultation, released today, mandates that exchanges with over $5 million in assets ...

The Voice is not at the expense of the economy: Chalmers

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 13 OCT 2023
... off inflation. "That's helped ensure the gap between wages and inflation that we inherited is now narrowing, and treasury expects it to close early next year," Chalmers said. Additionally, he flagged the 2023 Intergenerational Report, released in ...