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Men, women in same occupation drive pay gap

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2024
A whopping 80% of the gender pay gap can be attributed to women being paid less than men within the same occupation, a new economic analysis shows. After analysing tax data, economic research organisation E61 Institute compared men and women of similar ...

Almost one third fail adviser exam

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2024
Nearly one third (30%) of candidates who sat the latest round of the Financial Advisers Exam failed. A total of 298 candidates sat the 24 th exam, which is mandatory for those who want to practice as a financial adviser. The majority (77%) sat the exam ...

ASIC hits back at parliament: 'Simply not realistic'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2024
... regulators, us included, have to make choices. We cannot investigate everything, we cannot enforce every alleged infraction of the law. The commission, and I in particular, do whatever we can to hold ourselves accountable and explain to the community ...

AMP Advice partners with BlackRock and Lonsec

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2024
AMP Advice has engaged BlackRock Australia and Lonsec to introduce a new category of tailored managed portfolio solutions, making it accessible to more advice practices. Advisers will have access to portfolio performance tracking and dedicated content ...

Fund managers nervously await 'golden visa' reforms

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2024
... yet to be determined by the federal government may include a stipulated percentage of investment into venture capital, the law firm told clients. "The current allocation for the Significant Investor Visa represents only 1% of the overall visa allocations," ...

Proposed super tax obfuscates legacy pensions rules: SMSFA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2024
... are not clear on how they must be valued. "The confusion stems from the fact these types of pensions do not have a family law split value, meaning under the draft regulations it will require a different set of valuation factors to be used rather than ...

ASIC cancels AFSL of JB Markets

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2024
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has cancelled the Australian Financial Services Licence (AFSL) of JB Markets effective from 12 April 2024. ASIC said JB Markets failed to comply with the financial requirements of its AFSL ...

Court approves $16m DASS settlement

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 APR 2024
The Federal Court has approved the settlement reached in the $16 million class action brought against Dixon Advisory & Superannuation Services (DASS) following a two-week delay. Justice Thawley sought to gather more information for the victims in delaying ...

Sequoia chair steps down

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 APR 2024
... as of yesterday. Sweeney is a managing partner at Cooper Grace Ward's corporate and commercial group and has been with the law firm for over 17 years. His legal experience covers general commercial advice to clients that include corporate advisory, and ...

State supports move to close super loophole exploited by paedophiles

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2024
South Australia has become the first jurisdiction in Australia to support a motion calling for the close of a legal loophole that protects paedophiles' superannuation from access by survivors of child sexual abuse. The Legislative Council unanimously ...
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