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Revised legislation to ease foreign access to local managers

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2015
... investments," the Financial Services Council chief executive Sally Loane said, following the release of the draft legislation by Treasury. "It removes the tax impediments which have deterred foreign entities from using Australian fund managers and paves ...

Prime Super appoints independent director

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2015
... Community's chief executive to its board of directors. Prior to her position at LCC, Jacqueline Kelly held roles at Queensland Treasury and PricewaterhouseCoopers. According to Prime Super's statement, she has "extensive knowledge of the health and aged ...

Intergenerational Report shows need for financial advice

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2015
The Treasury's Intergenerational Report highlights the importance of financial advice, according to the Financial Planning Association of Australia. Given that life expectancy at birth is expected to rise by four and three years for men and women respectively ...

NAB to face Senate grilling over advice scandal

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2015
... about the most recent scandal," Dastyari said. Nationals' Senator John Williams, who recently filed a formal request with Treasury to set up the Royal Commission, noted that the Economics Committee has unveiled scandals at Commonwealth Financial Planning ...

IGR proves current welfare level is unsustainable: FSC

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2015
The results of the Treasury's Intergenerational Report prove that Australia's current level of social welfare cannot be sustained and that superannuation will play a key role in addressing the issue, the Financial Services Council (FSC) said. Reacting ...

PIMCO exec joins Western Asset Management

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2015
... from PIMCO where he worked within client service, focusing primarily on business development. Prior to that, he was a treasury dealer at Suncorp-Medway in the fixed interest and money market sales team. Whilst overseeing client service, Dale will be ...

Tax concession debate "simplistic": SMSF Association

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2015
... resources falling short of estimates, it is feared the government will come after the more than $30 billion that the Treasury Tax Expenditure Statement (TES) calculates superannuation costs in concessions. The SMSF Association maintains that the TES ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2015
... three cents to $4.94 after a 13.4 per cent slump in half year profit. The owner of Penfolds, Wolf Blass and Lindemans, Treasury Wine Estates was two cents weaker at $5.41 after its first half net profit fell 60%.

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2015
... on Friday. In company news Woolworths, Harvey Norman, Cabcharge and the owner of Penfolds, Wolf Blass and Lindeman's, Treasury Wine Estates releases their half year results. Aristocrat Leisure hold its annual general meeting. Meanwhile, the Insurance ...

Super not "a top-up" for Age Pension: FSC

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2015
... for those people who can fund their own retirement, and not miserly for those who cannot." Speaking about the upcoming Treasury tax white paper, Loane noted that tax treatment of super "should be on the agenda, but not in isolation." "We cannot afford ...