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ASIC to continue consulting role after FSR transition

... Financial Services Reform Actcomes into effect on March 11 2004. ASIC has been busy issuing new licences and the provision of relief from the law, in time for the March transition.

Victorian government lifts mortgage tax

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2004
... year to taxpayers. Bracks said the change worth "hundreds of dollars" to the average home buyer would be a "significant relief". But the stamp duty paid on the purchase price - costing home buyers thousands of dollars - will remain.

Regional recovery under way: report

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2004
The recovery is under way in regional Australia, as consumer optimism lifts and recent rainfall brings a welcome relief to many drought stricken regions. According to the Westpac Regional Economic Report Summer 2004, the regional consumer sentiment ...

ASIC grants AFSL exemption to financial counselling agencies

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has announced it has granted conditional relief from the Australian Financial Services (AFS) licensing requirements to financial counselling agencies that provide financial product advice. ...

ASIC eases disclosure requirements on managed investment warrants

... the previous disclosure requirements made no distinction between the warrant and the underlying product. ASIC said the relief ensures the disclosure obligations under Part 7.9 of the Corporations Act apply uniformly to warrants, regardless of the nature ...

Afternoon market wrap: Australian shares close higher

WITH AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2003
... these gold stocks have had pretty good runs in anticipation of the gold price reaching $US400, so just getting there was a relief," Mr Halliday said. Stock Move Price AMP -0.090 6.050 ANZ Bank +0.180 16.850 BHPBilton -0.060 11.070 CBA +0.200 27.800 NAB ...

Labor's Latham urges banks to cut fees and charges

WITH AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2003
... banking sector would give consumers a better deal. They should cut fees." Mr Latham said it was time consumers enjoyed some relief from the high fees and charges as banks continued to record massive profits. "They get these big profits not because they're ...

PM flags tax cuts for high income earners

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2003
Prime Minister John Howard has again flagged tax relief for workers hit by the top tax bracket. He said the top tax rate, hitting people earning $62,500 and above, came in at too low a level but raising that would be dependant on whether money was available ...

No rate increases in near future: banks

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2003
In what should come as a relief to Australians with home loans, the head of the St George Bank and a senior executive from the Commonwealth Bank of Australia both said yesterday they did not expect official interest rates to rise in the near future. ...

ASIC releases FSR relief applications overview

... Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) today released an overview of its decisions regarding recent applications for relief from licensing, conduct and disclosure provisions of the Corporations Act 2001, as amended by the Financial Services Reform ...