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Treasury to 'modernise' individual tax residency rules

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 JUL 2023
Treasury is proposing to revamp individual tax residency rules with a two-pronged approach and has opened up the changes for consultation. Under the new regime, the federal government intends to modernise and simplify the rules following a review from ...

Regulators begin FAR consultation

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2023
APRA and ASIC have commenced an early consultation on the Financial Accountability Regime (FAR), calling for input from ADIs, insurers and super trustees. Together, the regulators have released key materials for consultation to support the timely implementation ...

Federal Reserve plans upping capital requirements

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2023
The US Federal Reserve has proposed a regulatory overhaul in which the nation's largest banks would be forced to hold more capital in hopes future meltdowns in the sector can be prevented. Federal vice chair for supervision Michael Barr outlined ...

Openmarkets hit with largest ever MDP penalty

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUL 2023
Openmarkets Australia has paid a $4.5 million penalty, the largest sanction ever imposed by an ASIC Market Disciplinary Panel, after contravening market integrity rules. An ASIC investigation was triggered by a series of transgressions, most notably ...

AMP loses BOLR changes class action

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUL 2023
The Federal Court this morning has ruled in favour of disgruntled AMP Financial Planning advisers who saw the value of their practices deteriorate after the parent company controversially changed its Buyer of Last Resort (BOLR) rules. In handing down ...

Trustees must do better on account consolidation: ASIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2023
Super funds are not doing enough to address duplicate member accounts, with an ASIC review forcing some trustees to remediate members. Under the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993, super trustees must have processes in place to tackle multiple ...

Asset managers ride the storm: Research

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2023
While recent volatility has undoubtedly rattled the investment management landscape, it hasn't deterred asset managers from their future plans, according to a recent global study. The study, conducted by Coalition Greenwich in partnership with Northern ...

Anti-hawking laws could dampen super fund advice: Academic

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2023
An academic has raised concerns about the impact anti-hawking laws will have on superannuation funds' ability to provide financial advice amid the federal government's proposal to open advice to other channels. Anthony Asher, an associate professor ...

Government cracks the whip on multinationals

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 26 JUN 2023
The government has introduced a new Bill to tackle corporate tax avoidance, particularly among multinational enterprises. The bill mandates enhanced tax transparency for multinational corporations operating within Australia, making it more difficult ...

Morrison Securities pays infringement over DTRs

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2023
Morrison Securities (Morrison) has paid a penalty of $333,000 to comply with an infringement notice given by the Markets Disciplinary Panel (MDP). According to the MDP, Morrison contravened the ASIC Market Integrity Rules on six occasions between October ...