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Weighing the lucrative expat lifestyle

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2018
... situation and 16% said managing finances had become more complex as a result. This was partly driven by the changes to tax legislation announced by the Federal Government in last year's Budget. As part of its housing affordability package, the Government ...

Socio-economics dictate insurance needs of young Aussies: Insurer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2018
... determine the minimum age for providing automatic default life insurance cover. In its submission to the Senate Economics Legislation Committee, TAL said the circumstances of young people vary significantly across different population and socio-economic ...

Fossil fuelled Ireland to divest for climate change

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 JUL 2018
... to reach the 2030 targets for greenhouse gas emissions under the Paris Agreement. "We hope this important piece of legislation will move quickly through the Seanad and be enacted before year end. We must do all we can to prevent climate change from reversing ...

Trade-off needed on existing adviser standards: Fox

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2018
... be enough," Fox said in a Linkedin post. Fox also drew attention to the fact that when the professional standards legislation was passed in 2017, a perception was borne that advisers had eight years to meet the new requirements with a final deadline ...

AFA seeks overhaul of proposed education standards

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2018
... ongoing CPD. "We also do not believe the FASEA proposals are consistent with the intent of the Professional Standards Legislation. We are therefore arguing for a range of enhancements to the FASEA proposal for existing advisers," the AFA said. The AFA ...

Aussie funds to access Asian markets

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2018
... Region Funds Passport (ARFP) bill that will open up Asian markets for Australian financial services companies. The legislation was tabled in late March. Wealth management industry data manager APIR Systems welcomed the development. "The ARFP is an opportunity ...

AstuteWheel speeds up risk advice timeframe

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2018
... client and the insurance amounts they determine. "The solution can be adapted very quickly to regulatory changes and legislation, and can implement any changes in bulk for clients. It's also really reducing the cost of providing advice and giving ...

FASEA names new chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2018
... pivotal organisation with a clear remit to act upon and implement the Federal Government's objectives under the legislation," he said. "I anticipate working collaboratively with a diverse range of stakeholders as we prepare for the critical rollout ...

Super industry critiques PC draft report

KARREN VERGARA AND STEPHEN FAY  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2018
... advice might fall into the general versus personal advice grey area, Cooper said it's not insurmountable if new legislation stepped in. However, he pointed out that advisers are remunerated based on the assets of members. When clients are spending ...

Government opens consultation for amended CCIV regime

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2018
... director; operates at least one sub-fund at all times; and adheres to other more specific requirements detailed in the legislation. The CCIV regime is intended as a response to the Johnson report's findings that Australia requires a framework providing ...