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Industry welcomes pensioners' dividend tax policy exemption: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2018
... imputation." Versteege added the exemption would also apply to Newstart recipients. "This is important to older Australians who have not yet reached pension age and are long-term unemployed." SMSF Association chief executive John Maroney said it's only ...

Focus on tax outcomes to drive up member returns: Parametric

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2018
Research from Parametric shows a tax-efficient super investment portfolio can demonstrably improve member outcomes. The report, co-authored by chief investment officer Paul Bouchey, research managing director for Australia Raewyn Williams and researcher ...

Facebook scandal raises ESG concerns

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2018
It's the data breach that led Edward Snowden to describe Facebook as a surveillance company rebranded as a social media one - and it's now having serious implications on ethical investment strategies. Summarised, Facebook is currently embroiled in multiple ...

Chief economist update: Caught in the crossfire

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2018
... heads. Sure, there's the on-going Royal Commission investigating the shenanigans of Australian banks but...the All Ords is not comprised of banks alone. Besides, between the end of 2017 and the first quarter of this year, Australian economic fundamentals ...

Less than half of all super funds are gaining new members

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018
... funds included in their report, less than half experienced growth in net new membership. Reinforcing the growing dominance of not-for-profit super funds, they accounted for seven of the 10 fastest growing super funds by net membership growth. Retail ...

New law tightens unpaid SG penalties

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018
... your employee for the purposes of superannuation" and are entitled to SG payments even if they've quoted an ABN. If super is not paid in these instances and the ATO is not notified within three months of the due date, the director becomes personally ...

US hedge fund slams Blue Sky

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018
... a 15% internal rate of return net of fees since inception, driving its market capitalisation to about $1 billion, "all is not as it seems." "We believe that Blue Sky is significantly overstating its fee earning AUM by reporting the gross value of certain ...

ASIC co-deputy chair named

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018
... important step in enhancing ASIC's enforcement capability and will send a "strong signal to the market that this Government will not tolerate corporate misbehaviour." Crennan has 16 years' experience as a barrister at the Victorian Bar and has sat on ...

Asia Region Funds Passport legislation tabled

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018
... complex withholding tax system for funds management raises little money, but harms our competitiveness. If withholding taxes are not reformed, Australia's fund managers will be at a major disadvantage in the passport," Loane said. "This is because many ...

Government increases market manipulation penalties

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018
... generation of the financial benchmark is threatened. Legitimate business activity that unintentionally moves a benchmark will not constitute an offence. Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison said the reforms will better protect Australians from the potential ...