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Compliance & Regulation, Cryptocurrency, Investments, Legislation

Digital asset regulation proposed

Digital assets cryptocurrency regulation

Digital asset platform providers will be required to obtain an Australian financial services licence under a new Treasury proposal.

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ATO, Compliance & Regulation

Compliance snags with fraud

Fraud SMSF ATO Compliance

The regulator’s stance regarding situations where benefits of a fund have been accessed via fraudulent activities remains a little unclear.

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Bonds, Fixed Income, Investments

Bonds bounce back after tough year

fixed income bonds investment market recovery

Fixed income investments have recovered from their worst performance in many decades, but their current return to form may be waylaid by volatility caused by inflation and rate rises.

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ASIC, Auditing

More SMSF auditors sanctioned

ATO SMSF auditors disqualified

ASIC has taken enforcement measures against 11 registered SMSF auditors, resulting in the disqualification of three practitioners during the September quarter.

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Investments

Should investors believe the AI hype?

AI artificial intelligence investment

Artificial intelligence has just begun to influence investment markets and society in general, but its ultimate impact is likely to be significantly bigger.

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Legislation, Superannuation, Tax

$3m soft cap draft bills released

$3m earnings tax soft cap draft legislation Treasury

The draft bill covering the proposed new tax on total super balances in excess of $3 million has been released with no significant changes.

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Legislation, SMSF, SMSFA

Residency rules need changing now

SMSF residency rules

The SMSF Association has urged the government to complete reforms to the residency rules first put forward by its predecessors two years ago.

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ETFs, Investments

Cybersecurity ETF hits market

Global X cybersecurity ETF

Global X has expanded its suite of ETFs with the introduction of a new fund that specifically targets investments in the cybersecurity sector.

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Legislation, Superannuation

Super objective needs more clarity

Objective of superannuation legislation regulation

Draft legislation to enshrine the objective of superannuation into law does not include any guidance as to whether auxiliary measures would need to align with it.

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Bonds, Fixed Income, Investments

Bonds creativity should be considered

Payden & Rygel bonds fixed income portfolio allocation

Investors should reconsider what types of bonds they have chosen with high quality assets currently providing yield and greater security than in recent years.

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