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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2015
... participates in a panel discussion at The Future of International Governance and the G20 conference, and the Westpac/Melbourne Institute consumer confidence survey is due out. In Australia, the market on Wednesday finished lower for a second straight ...

AFA looking for next adviser of the year

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2015
... application and close on July 17. They will be judged by Fox and AFA national president Deborah Kent, as well as the Beddoes Institute's Rebecca Shells, practice management consultant Graham Peatey, Riskinfo's Peter Sobels and Zurich's Kristine Brooks ...

Super concessions key to tax review

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2015
... 2018-2019, at a time when the government is looking to increase its income and reduce public expenditure. The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) chief executive Tom Garcia said: "There is plenty of evidence showing that the super ...

ISA and AIST want changes to professionalism model

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2015
Both Industry Super Australia (ISA) and the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) have recommended modifications to a proposed model on lifting educational, professional and ethical standards in the financial services industry. In their ...

No new taxes on super welcomed

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2015
... make a world of difference to the amount of money people retire on, particularly those on lower incomes." Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees chief executive, Tom Garcia, said superannuation must be in the current Tax Review. Garcia also ...

IFAs to benefit from budget

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2015
... will be reduced with legal and accounting advice being written off and the process to register a business simplified." Institute of Public Accountants chief executive Andrew Conway said he was "very pleased" that the government had considered both incorporated ...

Age pension kept at highest indexation rate

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2015
... twice a year, this year, and every year - at the highest available indexation rate." This is supported by Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) chief executive, Tom Garcia. "The government's decision to retain the indexing of the Age ...

Too many adviser associations: ASFA

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2015
... standards." It should be noted that ASFA is one of at least six superannuation industry associations, including the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST), Industry Super Australia (ISA), Corporate Super Association (CSA), SMSF Association ...

Hockey launches Serious Financial Crime Taskforce

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2015
... financial crime. "It will also help ensure all taxpayers pay their fair share of tax," Hockey added. The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) welcomed the Treasurer's announcement. Chief executive Tom Garcia said that "it's important ...

Grattan issues new report on super fees

ALEX BURKE, ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2015
Following on from its controversial "Super Sting" report in 2014, Grattan Institute has released a new report that continues to argue Australia's superannuation industry has excessive costs. The report, titled " Super Savings ", reiterates Grattan's ...