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Trust Company still recommending Perpetual proposal

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2013
The Trust Company continues to recommend the Perpetual proposal to acquire the 100% of its shares after independent expert Ernst & Young analysed the synergies of a potential merger with Equity Trustees (EQT). The board of The Trust Company said it ...

EQT extends offer period for The Trust Company

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2013
... waiting for the Australian competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to announce the results of the review of Perpetual's proposal to acquire The Trust Company. The ACCC is expected to issue a final decision or a Statement of Issues on August 1. EQT ...

FPA sets out opposition to self-education cap

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2013
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has opposed the proposal to cap self-education tax concessions at $2,000 in a submission to government. The FPA said that a Diploma of Financial Planning costs around $1,800 and that an average adviser would ...

Bravura directors recommend Ironbridge buyout

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2013
... already owns a significant number of Bravura shares and it has offered to buy the rest for $0.28 cash per share. The proposal made public today at the Australian Securities and Exchange (ASX) includes also the acquisition by Stokholm Solutions of all ...

Self-education cap "short sighted": SPAA

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2013
The SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) has criticised the Government's proposal to cap tax deductions for professional self-education at $2000. SPAA said that the decision is "short-sighted and self-defeating" and said that a self-managed ...

Labor and Libs joust over small business super contributions

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2013
... and will increase compliance with employer superannuation contributions," Cormann said, adding: "Under the Coalition's proposal, small businesses will report superannuation payments to the agency that already collects their PAYG payments, rather than ...

Accountants push for debate on FoFA changes

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2013
The Institute of Public Accountants (IPA) has asked for "further exploration" of the Coalition's proposed amendments to the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) legislation. The IPA said that it needs more detail on the amendments in order to make an assessment ...

Self-education cap to harm senior workers

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2013
... "Older Australians are encouraged by ministers and bureaucratic advisers to maintain the currency of their skills but this proposal quite simply devalues that advice and plays right into the kind of attitudes that result in entrenched discrimination ...

Self-education cap could prevent professional development

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2013
The government's proposal to impose a $2,000 cap on tax deductions for self-education has raised concerns that the measure will impede professional development. The Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia (ICAA) and CPA Australia are two of the ...

Coalition confirms plans for FoFA amendments

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2013
... made public a 30 page document called "Policy to boost productivity and reduce regulation" that gives details of its proposal to build "a stronger, more productive and diverse economy with lower taxes, more efficient government and more competitive business," ...