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Super planning remains top adviser focus this EOFY: Podcast

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2023
... flagged small businesses should be aware of super payday changes. "A lot of advisers probably saw that, just before the federal budget, the government made an announcement that they intend to introduce legislation to have payday SG payments," he said. ...

King's birthday honours for industry executives

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2023
... Assessment Authority chair Nicholas Moore was appointed an officer of the order of Australia (AO). Moore has served as the federal government's special envoy for Southeast Asia since November 2022. Meanwhile, Alan Schwartz and Naomi Steer were recognised ...

Treasury to scrap advice admin burdens, boosts intra-fund advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2023
The federal government will scrap a load of administrative burdens and give superannuation funds a larger role in making financial advice more affordable as it announces which out of the 22 Quality of Advice Review recommendations will become a reality ...

Australia-UK FTA a boon for local business

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2023
... agricultural products, through the elimination of tariffs, quotas and non-tariff barriers under the FTA," the federal government said at the time. Some Australian exports, such as wine, short and medium grain rice, sugar, honey, nuts, olive oil and food ...

TPB grilled over handling of PwC scandal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023
... view that we haven't failed to deal with what's occurred here." In dealing with such matters, the TPB can apply to the Federal Court for an order for payment of a pecuniary penalty - something, Pocock pointed out, it has not done. "Why no fine? The average ...

Risk of recession growing: Podcast

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023
... continues to surprise on the upside." He explained a big factor will be the minimum wage case and said if the federal government increases 6% or 7%, as requested by the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU), it could trigger more hikes. "The RBA ...

More PwC staff to go, will remain anonymous

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2023
... letter, Stubbins explained further that PwC has commenced a process to ringfence the provision of services to federal government departments and agencies to enhance the firm's controls to prevent conflicts of interest. "We are moving quickly to establish ...

Treasury hands PwC tax scandal to AFP

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2023
A formal investigation into the embattled PwC will commence following Treasury's referral to the Australian Federal Police (AFP). Australian Treasury Secretary Steven Kennedy announced the matter, in which PwC senior partners shared information ...

BNPL to be regulated under Credit Act

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 22 MAY 2023
... outcomes. Historically, BNPL schemes have been exempt from tough regulation as they do not charge interest, but the federal government has looked to overhaul this following its options paper and review of the sector which opened last year. Speaking this ...

Fitch gives Labor budget AAA rating

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2023
... Fitch forecasted the fiscal deficit to narrow to 1.2% of GDP in FY23, ending June 2023, from 3.8% in FY22. "The federal government is set to achieve its first underlying cash surplus in 15 years at 0.2% of GDP in FY23, from a 1.4% deficit in FY22, according ...