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SPAA applauds tax changes to excess contributions

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2014
The government will allow individuals to withdraw superannuation contributions in excess of the non-concessional contributions cap made from 1 July 2013, it has said in the budget. It said that any associated earnings in these excess contributions may ...

Voting opens for the 2014 MAX Awards

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2014
Voting is now open for the MAX Awards, which are the refreshed and rebranded Rainmaker Sales and Marketing Excellence Awards. This year, as part of the rebrand, there are new categories including Best Social Media Campaign, Best Integrated Campaign ...

Masseurs Tony and Joey

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2014
Phew! Well that wasn't so bad after all. Yes Virginia, if you didn't fall asleep listening to Treasurer Joe Hockey's budget speech last night - mainly because most of the measures Joey mentioned were already drip-fed to us days in advanced - you'll ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2014
Australian market looks set to open flat following the federal budget's release, despite a positive lead from Wall street where both the Dow Jones and S&P 500 reached fresh record highs. At 0645 AEST on Wednesday, the March share price index futures ...

Budget forces advisers to rethink tax, retirement strategies

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2014
Financial advisers will have to review their clients' tax and retirement strategies, following the release of the 2014 budget. Treasurer Joe Hockey confirmed that the Age Pension eligibility age will rise to 70 by 2035 and he said that the government ...

Budget a 'missed opportunity': ISA

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2014
Industry Super Australia (ISA) Director of Public Affairs Matt Linden said the budget was a "missed opportunity to find small innovative solutions," saying the changes could result in a 25% decrease in retirement income for many Australians. He said ...

Government establishes superannuation fund for the Australian Defence Force (ADF)

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2014
The government will establish new superannuation arrangements for people joining the Australian Defence Force (ADF). As part of the new arrangements ADF members will be able to choose which superannuation fund they belong to and, for the first time ...

Budget speech 2014 -15

Madam Speaker, I move that the Bill for the Budget be now read a second time. Our future depends on what we as a nation do today. For our children, for our seniors, for individuals, for families, for our disabled and for our frail, for all of us, the ...

CFS awarded 'Best Platform Overall'

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2014
CFS FirstWrap platform was awarded 'Best Platform Overall', 'Best Navigation and User Interface' and 'Best Product Offering' in the recent Investment Trends December 2013 Platform Benchmarking Report CFS FirstChoice platform was awarded 'Best Master ...

SunGard launches hedge fund risk reporting service

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2014
SunGard has launched its Hedge360 Risk Reporting Service which provides hedge funds with independently validated data and analytics to help carry out due diligence and risk management. SunGard said the fully hosted and managed service provides macro-scenario ...