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No change of mind for ERS

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
The Australian Taxation Office has said members who change their mind over the Early Release Super scheme will not be able to withdraw their applications. In an update to its Design and Implementation document the ATO outlined that only where there ...

Australian fund regulation below average: Morningstar

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2020
... average and bottom to each country. The Netherlands, Sweden and UK were the most investor-friendly markets in terms of regulation and taxation. While Belgium, Finland and Norway received above average grades. Along with Australia, Morningstar pointed ...

Calls for super funds, government to collaborate on energy security

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
... investment in energy security] makes sense, how we are going to do it, with probably support from the government and regulation guidelines." He says superannuation funds could help by investing in Australia's ailing refineries and transportation ...

500 advisers exit during COVID-19

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
... almost 500 advisers leaving the industry in less than two months. "There's going to be more," Tynan said. "It's the over-regulation. You've got the regulation from ASIC, then you've got FASEA, then you've got the dealer groups and the institutions. People ...

Chief economist update: Stimulus measures ease extreme fear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2020
Tanking oil prices are the latest go-to excuse for the renewed downturn on Wall Street. But more than this, it's added to the challenges facing America's economy and its corporate sector. The US labour market has already deteriorated markedly ...

AIOFP launches fresh campaign, criticises FPA

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2020
... regulatory relief due to COVID-19 the government has an "immovable agenda" and "tyrannical ways" that will see more regulation applied to financial advice in the future. "Let's not be fooled by the latest softening by ASIC, they have only temporally ...

Former ASIC lawyer joins private firm

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2020
... regulatory practice. Symons will be based in the firm's Brisbane office, to be one of the leaders of the firm's banking regulation offering. Symons served as a senior manager across a number of legal and policy roles at ASIC from 2009 to 2016. She was ...

Court restricts Mayfair advertising

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2020
... companies in the Mayfair 101 Group. Therefore, the Mayfair 101 Group is not regulated by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) and investment in its products is not covered by the Australian Government's Financial Claims Scheme (colloquially ...

Changes to foreign investment rules hurt managed funds

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2020
A Chinese-Australian funds manager has slammed changes to the foreign investment review framework, arguing they will damage the Australian economy and its managed funds businesses. Atlas Advisors Australia said the new temporary FIRB rules would curb ...

Chief economist update: Different contagion, same fiscal policy divide

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 APR 2020
G'day inmates! Yes, Virginia, we're practically all inmates now thanks to the coronavirus pandemic that has forced almost every other government to place their citizens under house arrest. Some flaunt these government restriction, others demand ...