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ATO sends warning to super fund trustees

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2008
The Australian Tax Office (ATO) is warning financial advisers and accountants to ensure their clients aren't moving assets into their funds and failing to report the total value of their portfolio to avoid raising their tax costs. Michael D'Ascenzo ...

Industry funds steering clear of FHSAs

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2008
The release this week of Australian Prudential Regulation Authority draft prudential standards for super funds that plan to offer first home saver accounts has confirmed the view of many fund trustees that the FHSA structure and regulatory framework ...

Big lift in company corporate governance

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2008
... particular internal committees remained a problem. Illustrating this, the survey found some major companies continue to have audit, remuneration or nomination committees that were either not made up of all independent directors or the chair was not independent. ...

AETS could add 14 cents to petrol prices

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2008
Australia's emission trading scheme (AETS) due to come online in just two years could add 14 cents to the cost of a litre of fuel and radically alter the balance sheets of Australian companies. "Until we know the details of the scheme we won't know ...

Takeovers Panel adds five

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2008
... partner were appointed to the panel. In addition, Vickki McFadden, Skilled Group non-executive director and chair of the audit and risk committee as well as Paula Dwyer, director at Babcock and Brown Japan Property Management, Suncorp Metway and two ...

SMSF trustees wise up

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2008
... Australian Tax Office (ATO) rules, but the range of non-compliance offenses had tapered. The SMSF research is based on an audit of almost 500 SMSFs across Australia. This is the second time Partners Superannuation Services has conducted the research. ...

Primed and ready for growth

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2008
... become more focused on what they are actually buying," he said. WalterTurnbull are one of the largest independent accounting, audit and management consulting practices in Australia employing more than 250 people. Wanting to expand their pool of investors ...

Perpetual offers low cost Gift Fund

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2008
... to professional manage the donations by creating a simple no-fuss product where you don't have any of the on-going annual audit and statutory reporting." Baldwin said unlike establishing a prescribed private fund (PPF), the Gift Fund can receive donations ...

AFS records strong growth

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2008
Financial planning firm Australian Financial Services has recorded a 30 per cent improvement in profits at the start of this year - a result that the firm claims is a harbinger of strong performance this year. "AFS's record of sustained strong results ...

FSA changes practices after Northern Rock

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2008
... refinance its mortgage loans as a result of the US sub-prime fallout and eventual credit crisis. As a result, an FSA internal audit found it had failed to adequately supervise, engage or follow-up queries with Northern Rock's management and poorly analysed ...