Tech Know - Breathing a sigh of ASIC relief

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With the continued impact of COVID-19 and lockdowns now extending to Canberra and the potential impact of this on the parliamentary sitting calendar, we did see a positive announcement from ASIC on its approach to the implementation of a number of reforms due to take effect in October 2021.

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With the resumption of Parliament, the “Better Advice” Bill has continued its progression through Parliament to give effect to the wind up of FASEA at the end of 2021. In this week, we look at the outcome from a Senate Committee review of the Bill, as well as the commencement of a consultation on supporting regulations.
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This podcast explores how this calendar year has seen global equities drop 35.8% from their pre-pandemic high but have since recovered 52.4%, a drop from the February high of 2.4%.

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Today’s podcast focus on three announcements made in the last seven days, from information sharing protocols that will apply when hiring a new adviser, through to a proposed compensation scheme of last resort where valid claims for poor advice remain unpaid, and finally a consultation process on the long discussed retirement income covenant for all superannuation funds.
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