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New online super tracking portal

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 26 SEP 2011
The Federal Government has announced plans for a new online lost super tracking system, to relocate 5.8 million lost Australian superannuation accounts holding $18.8 billion. In a bid to make super consolidation an easier process, the Australian Taxation ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2011
The Australian share market is more than two per cent lower at noon amid global uncertainty following big falls on Wall Street after the US central bank downgraded its economic outlook. The big miners led the falls, with Rio Tinto shares shedding more ...

Boost for corporate sector as Stronger Super details emerge

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2011
The Government has released the final details of its Stronger Super reforms policy, which could reduce the fees paid by super fund members by up to 40% with the vast majority of balances being commission free by 2017. From October 1 2013, employers ...

ISN submission targets advice requirement

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2011
A FOFA reforms submission from the Industry Super Network to Treasury has called for stronger legal requirements around financial advice and better consumer protection. The Industry Super Network (ISN) has requested that the Government strengthen legal ...

Rice Warner clarifies $11 estimate

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2011
Rice Warner has moved to clear industry confusion by clarifying the analysis process used to estimate the $11 price tag on opt-in, in a submission to Minister Financial Services and Superannuation, Bill Shorten. In a letter submitted today, Rice Warner ...

Uncertainty and consolidation just the beginning: AFA

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2011
The sale of independent dealer group, Count Financial, is just the beginning of the impact of the FOFA reforms as planning groups compete for market share, said the Association of Financial Advisers. The association has expressed concern for independent ...

PM Gillard: super to support economic stability

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2011
Prime Minister Julia Gillard spoke of the importance of Australia's super industry as an "anchor" for the economy and the changes ahead in an address to over 600 wealth management professionals in Sydney this morning. In a 30-minute speech discussing ...

FOFA: Opt-in obligations, ASIC

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2011
The much anticipated proposed regulations for the financial advice industry have been announced with opt-in, the banning of commissions, new powers for ASIC and a consultation paper on the term 'financial planner' outlined in the first tranche of draft ...

Industry body applauds move to define financial planners

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2011
The government will release a public consultation paper on defining the term 'financial planner' by law, obliging advisers to prove their credentials before offering services to clients. The Treasury has drawn praise from industry bodies for announcing ...

Politicians spar over future of superannuation guarantee

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2011
Politics flared today on the proposed increase in the superannuation guarantee with each side remaining entrenched in their positions. Minister for Superannuation Bill Shorten called on the Coalition to support the lifting of the superannuation guarantee ...