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Tax and Super bill doesn't go far enough: SPAA

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2012
The Self Managed Super Fund Professionals Association of Australia claims the government's excess contribution tax threshold of $10,000 is not high enough. The Tax and Superannuation Laws Amendment bill was introduced into parliament last week, which ...

New super bill enters parliament

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2012
... Laws Amendment bill into parliament, which it said would create more flexibility and support for super contributions. The bill (2012 Measures No.1) details a number of proposed changes, including a suggested halt in the rise of indexation of the super ...

FOFA provisions will go ahead: PJC

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2012
The date is set for FOFA to start on July 1 this year with the Parliamentary Joint Committee releasing its report, complete with 15 new recommendations. In its 220-page report, the Parliamentary Joint Committee (PJC) noted that despite industry calls ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2012
Australian stocks opened firmer on Tuesday, led by strength in the telecoms and information sector. At 1031 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 14 points, or 0.33 per cent, at 4,281.4 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index had risen ...

Triple engagement but 17 firms get first strike

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2012
In the first AGM season since its introduction, 17 companies have received their first strike under the two-strike rule but a new AMP report finds that company engagement has tripled. Last year the controversial two-strikes rule was introduced on July ...

Thrilla in Australia

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2012
Were it not for the Australian suspense thrilla currently showing at theatres near us, it would have been another 'ho-hum' moment in terms of headlines and financial market performance. No Virginia, I refused to be drawn into the whys and the wherefores ...

Super accounts on path for consolidation: Shorten

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2012
Up to 6.9 million inactive super accounts will be rolled over into active accounts once the Stronger Super reforms kick in on January 1, 2014 according to Financial Services Minister Bill Shorten. The Minister was in Melbourne this morning to launch ...

Bendigo Wealth opts for scaled advice ahead of FOFA

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2012
Bendigo Wealth has announced a scaled-advice capability to drive down the cost of financial advice in an effort to address key FOFA issues such as accessibility. In a fact-sheet to planners circulated with the announcement, Bendigo Wealth wrote, "FOFA ...

Australia doesn't need a SWF

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2012
A new report by the Centre for Independent Studies says the Future Fund, Australia's de facto sovereign wealth fund, far from being a fiscally responsible way to rebalance intergenerational equity, is economically flawed. The reasoning behind the fund ...

Shorten locks down accountant timeline

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2012
Financial Services Minister Bill Shorten has committed to a two week deadline for legislation surrounding the role of accountants in the advice industry, in addition to reaffirming his plans to raise contribution caps. Speaking at the Self-Managed Super ...