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Wheel of fortune

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 APR 2012
One quarter down and so far... so fantabolously fabulous. Oh yeah, oh yeah. Those of you who are omni-connected to your iGadgets would no doubt have read the news by now (nay, two days ago) about how Wall Street's two most watched indices - the Dow ...

Shorten demands clarity of stance on SG rise

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2012
Minister for Financial Services Bill Shorten has hit back at the opposition leader's comments on the superannuation guarantee increase, asking for a clarification of position. Last week's passage of the minerals resource rent tax legislation with changes ...

FOFA passing causes industry division

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2012
The Future of Financial Advice legislation has successfully passed through the House of Representatives to very mixed reactions from the wealth management industry. Minister for Financial Services Bill Shorten called the legislation "historic reforms" ...

FOFA opt-in amendment in full

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2012
The government has moved to clarify the FOFA amendment relating to opt-in. The amendment, as seen by Financial Standard this afternoon, states: Corporations Amendment (Future of Financial Advice) Bill 2011 Schedule 1, item 10, page 8 (after line 19) ...

FSC: Government drops opt-in requirement

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2012
... requirement for advisers. The FSC said it was responding to FOFA amendments tabled in parliament today, maintaining that the Bill "failed to provide certainty for consumers and financial advisers" and therefore the organisation would not support it. ...

PJC releases MySuper report

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2012
The PJC is recommending the government redraft the MySuper Bill to clarify the clause relating to large employers and the provision of tailored MySuper products. In its 102-page report released this week, the Parliamentary Joint Committee (PJC) on Corporations ...

ASFA, FSC applaud passing of SG rise

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2012
Super industry bodies have heralded last night's passing of the mining tax legislation, which paves the way for the gradual SG rise to 12 %, as an "historic" day for Australians. The legislation also provides for a super tax rebate for low-income earners ...

Australia's Apple

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2012
Apple today convinced investors to stay. This was the general thrust on the why's and wherefore's of Wall Street's good performance overnight. Apple CEO Tim Cook didn't launch yet another iTech innovation, but his announcement made investors happy all ...

Govt launch MRRT super site

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 19 MAR 2012
The Gillard Government has launched a new website to show Australians how the new Minerals Resource Rent Tax package will improve their retirement savings. MoreSuper.gov.au was launched yesterday and provides a calculator for individuals to input their ...

Altius makes senior advisory appointments

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2012
Altius Asset Management has appointed three key industry figures to its investment advisory committee. Don Stammer, Tony Fitzgerald and Wayne Jarman will join the three Altius portfolio managers on the committee, which aims to advise Altius on domestic ...