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ATO targets early access and in-house rules

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2009
... the law. Speaking at the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) conference yesterday in Adelaide, ATO commissioner, Michael D'Ascenzo, said maintaining compliance across the SMSF sector would be difficult in the current climate. A key area ...

Fin services escapes consumer law reform

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2009
... of the fundamental weaknesses in how financial services is regulated in Australia, said Jeremy Cooper, ASIC deputy commissioner in a major speech last year. The Australian practice is also at odds with major reforms now being introduced in the UK through ...

Investor knowledge fuels SMSF growth

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2009
... law, Shadow Minister for financial services, superannuation and corporate law Chris Pearce, and Michael D'Ascenzo commissioner of taxation, ATO are among the speakers at this year's SPAA conference in Adelaide. Commencing 10th March, the SPAA conference ...

Indigenous Australians get fin lit boost

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2008
... northern regions of Australia this week along with Australian Financial Literacy Board chairman Paul Clitheroe and ASIC commissioner Jeremy Cooper to better understand the specific financial literacy needs of Indigenous communities. "The Rudd Government ...

ATO security blunder sparks review

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2008
... to the ATO by a courier. Although the courier received the CD, it was not delivered to the ATO. As a result, tax commissioner, Michael D'Ascenzo is urging trustees who receive a letter to take on the new tax file number to ensure their details are protected. ...

ASX listing breaches hit 13pc

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2008
Nearly 13 per cent of 4,137 Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) Directors' Interest Notices breached listing rules in the first quarter of this year - prompting warnings that those who violated the law could face ASIC investigation. According to the ...

ATO sends warning to super fund trustees

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2008
... failing to report the total value of their portfolio to avoid raising their tax costs. Michael D'Ascenzo, ATO tax commissioner, said the ATO was concerned that superannuation assets are not being properly valued and expenses are not being recorded correctly. ...

Gray to advise Brookvine

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2008
... January, Gray resigned from GMO as head of strategy to pursue academic projects and work with the United Nations High Commissioner of Refugees. Prior to GMO, Gray worked at Sunsuper as chief investment officer and also at AMP Asset Management as executive ...

More education for SMSF auditors

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2008
... education to ensure trustees and auditors remain competent, said the ATO. Ian Read, Australian Tax Office acting deputy commissioner of superannuation, said the growth of SMSFs must be backed by a subsequent increase in education. "We are looking at ...

Gray shifts to academia

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2008
... to do something different." "I'm looking at spending a bit of time working in places like the United Nations High Commissioner of Refugees (UNHCR), and doing some academic research," he said. Gray will embark on several academic projects pertaining to ...