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IFAs to benefit from budget

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2015
... "very pleased" that the government had considered both incorporated and unincorporated small business in its tax reform proposal.

Opposition welcomes SME package, slams Google tax

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2015
... arising from its encircling of tax loopholes for multi-nationals showed the policy had been rushed in. "Joe Hockey's proposal [on multi-nationals] is fine as far as it goes but it doesn't go very far. It's a complete cop out that's been cobbled together ...

Morrison protects homes from Age Pension means test

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2015
... the government must retain the incentives in the tax system for superannuation. "The government doesn't support Labor's proposal to tax superannuants more on the income they have generated for their retirement," he said. Morrison also announced the closure ...

FPA proposes risk commission cap

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2015
... take actions to enforce strong adherence to the best interest duty, thus removing churn," she said. Referring to the proposal in the Financial System Inquiry (FSI) that risk advisers offer only level commissions in the future, she said: "We do not see ...

LGS launches shareholder voting website

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2015
... and LGS's voting intentions in real time using CGI Glass Lewis' Viewpoint voting platform. Where LGS votes against a proposal due to concerns that it may lead to a loss of shareholder value, it will also provide a reason for their voting decision. As ...

Managed Account Holdings to invest in advisory firms

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2015
... Account Holdings recently announced it will be investing into financial advisory firms with a $5 million expansion capital proposal to wholly owned subsidiary Planner Holdings Limited (PHL). The current proposal suggests PHL will hold up to a 25% interest ...

Hockey slams Labor super tax proposal

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2015
... un-implementable in various ways... Labor just does nothing about spending," he said. He denied any similarities to Labor's proposal in the arguments raised in his discussion paper, reiterating the Government's "proper process". "Quite frankly, we've ...

ALP outlines superannuation tax policy

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2015
... to see all political parties reach agreement on any changes to super taxation. The group also recalled a shelved Labor proposal designed to shield super from political meddling. "ISA supports the proposal to establish a Council of Superannuation Custodians ...

Don't blame "churning" on advisers: Synchron

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2015
... specifications," Synchron said in a report that drew conclusions from the trip. The group rejected the Trowbridge report proposal to implement an initial advice payment (IAP) for risk advice products. Instead, it said it is "already negotiating to develop ...

Trowbridge proposals will hit consumers hardest

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2015
AFA chief executive Brad Fox has hit back at the FSI and Trowbridge recommendations, saying they are "unworkable, impractical and do not acknowledge the value life insurance advisers provide to consumers." He noted that the hybrid remuneration model ...