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Consultation opens on tax practitioners' registration

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2024
Treasury has opened consultation on reforming the registration framework for tax practitioners, reviewing the key areas of education, qualification, and experience requirements. The consultation is part of the government's response to the PwC tax ...

ASIC bans 'incompetent' financial services directors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2024
ASIC has banned two former directors and responsible managers of XTrade, a trading platform that offers clients opportunities to trade in contracts for difference (CFDs) and foreign exchange contracts. The directors, Shay Zakhaim and Anthony Anderson ...

Canned 'golden visas' ruffle fund managers

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2024
The cancellation of "golden visas" could be dire for fund managers' business models as the industry hopes the government will unveil another iteration of the Significant Investor Visa (SIV) that have attracted massive inflows from rich investors. ...

UK announces new Pension Schemes Bill

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2024
The UK government plans to introduce a 'value for money' test for workplace pension schemes and mandate them to offer retirement products, as it looks to ensure Brits retire with more. A new Pension Schemes Bill, announced in a speech by King ...

FICAP to support Aussie icon in 2024

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2024
The Financial Industry Community Aid Program (FICAP) will raise funds for Life Ed, the charity behind Healthy Harold, at its annual RockStar event next week. FICAP has selected Life Ed as its new charity partner in 2024, providing funding for the Healthy ...

Rogue Sequoia shareholders slapped with orders

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2024
The Takeovers Panel has slapped a series of orders on Sequoia Financial Group shareholders who attempted to overthrow the leadership. The panel handed down several restrictions on the rogue shareholders and their associated entities that have substantial ...

ASIC, APRA provide FAR update

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2024
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) have published new information to help insurers and superannuation trustees prepare for the commencement of the Financial Accountability ...

'Growing revenues, not AUM, is the new name of the game': ISS

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2024
The relationship between assets under management (AUM) and revenue growth has broken down as fund buyers - both retail and institutional - increasingly embrace lower-fee index funds. This comes as interest in more expensive active strategies appears ...

SSGA launches new gold fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2024
State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) has announced the launch of the State Street Gold Fund, a new unlisted managed fund in Australia. The State Street Gold Fund seeks to track the performance of the spot gold price (LBMA Gold Price PM in Australian ...

Robeco launches two new strategies

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2024
Robeco is strengthening its position in transition investing with the launch of two new equity strategies for institutional investors, and the repositioning of two fixed income strategies. Robeco said the strategies allow investors to tap into the growth ...