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Industry welcomes grandfathering extension

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2013
... significant, so adequate time for implementation is particularly important." Fox noted that with FoFA and My Super legislation coming in this week and the Tax Agent Services Act on the horizon, "the financial advice industry faces a very challenging ...

ECT relief should apply to non-concessional contributions: SPAA

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2013
... Australia (SPAA) chief executive Andrea Slattery. Amendments to the Fairer Taxation of Excess Concessional Contributions legislation passed the upper house last week, allowing members who exceeded the concessional contribution limit to withdraw the funds ...

But industry bodies see FoFA delay "unlikely"

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2013
... (FSC) chief executive John Brogden is "unlikely". An extension of FoFA to July 1, 2014, would require changes to the legislation, but the last parliamentary sitting before the federal election was held yesterday in Canberra. "I can't see space for a ...

FSC lobbies Rudd for last minute FoFA delay

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2013
... 12-month delay to the wide-reaching reforms on the grounds that the industry is simply not ready, especially with some legislation yet to be finalised. In his opening remarks at an FSC and Deloitte Leadership Lunch event in Sydney, FSC chief executive ...

Super charter should be enshrined in legislation: AIST

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2013
... has said that the government's proposed Charter of Superannuation Adequacy and Sustainability should be enshrined in legislation. In a submission to the discussion paper, the AIST also said it supports the formation of a Council of Superannuation Custodians ...

Labor completes super agenda with passage of four bills

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2013
... they transfer default accounts to another super fund. The most complicated bill in the quartet is the Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Service Providers and Other Governance Measures) Bill 2013. The bill amends the Corporations Act 2001 in certain ...

Accountants eye full AFS licence

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2013
... to nominate a responsible manager with relevant experience providing financial advice in order to comply with the legislation.

Excess super contributions amendments pass House of Reps

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013
Amendments to the government's Fairer Taxation of Excess Concessional Contributions legislation has passed the lower house. Minister for Superannuation Bill Shorten's office said the legislation is expected to go before the Senate late next week, and ...

Government agrees to 12-month TASA exemption

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2013
... according to the highest professional standards," assistant treasurer David Bradbury said. The coalition will support the legislation and shadow minister for Financial Services and Superannuation Mathias Cormann said that his party will deal with the ...

TASA may also affect industry super funds

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2013
... amendments to the Tax Agent Services Act (TASA) bill, industry superannuation funds have raised concerns that the legislation could also affect them. The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) and the Industry Super Network (ISN) have ...