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Coalition opposes TASA changes

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2013
The Coalition has opposed the changes to the Tax Agents Services Act (TASA) bill on the same day that the Parliamentary Joint Committee is due to present the results of its inquiry to the Parliament. "It is completely inappropriate to release this sort ...

Dissenting Coalition TASA report could impact independents

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2013
The Parliamentary debate over the Tax Agent Services Act (TASA) bill is likely to heat up as the Coalition is reportedly working on a dissenting report that could influence independent MPs. The Parliamentary Joint Committee (PJC) on Corporations and ...

Asian LGBT advice firm headhunts Aussie planners

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2013
Hong Kong-based Financial Partners, the advisory firm behind Asia's first LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender) wealth management business, is actively recruiting Australian financial planners to the specialist division. Financial Partners has ...

Industry bodies ask PJC for TASA extension

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2013
Industry bodies have asked the Parliamentary Joint Committee (PJC) for a 12 month extension to allow enough time for the industry to comply with the Tax Agent Services Act (TASA) 2009 bill. The PJC held its first meeting yesterday in Sydney and major ...

PJC to hold TASA hearing tomorrow

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2013
The Parliamentary Joint Committee (PJC) on Corporations and Financial Services will hold its first hearing on the amendment of the Tax Agent Services Act (TASA) tomorrow. The inquiry will be held in Sydney and is scheduled to start at 2.15 pm. The PJC ...

Government extends TASA exemption

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2013
The federal government's Assistant Treasurer David Bradbury has extended the exemption for financial advisers of the Tax Agent Services Act (TASA) bill and has referred the bill to the Parliamentary Joint Committee for an inquiry. After pressure from ...

Auscoal, AMIST and CGS get MySuper authorisations

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2013
Three more MySuper product authorisations have been announced this week by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) taking the total number to 38, but it's still way down on expectations. The new authorisations are AUSCOAL, Australian Meat ...

TASA necessary for customer protection: accountants

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2013
The Institute of Public Accountants (IPA) is supporting the Tax Agent Services Act (TASA) scheduled to be voted on today in the House of Representatives. The IPA said that the measure will give Australians the necessary consumer protection when it comes ...

ISN calls for electronic auctions to block HFT leakage

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2013

Greens hold the key to TASA in Senate

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2013
The House of Representatives will vote today on the incorporation of financial planners into the Tax Agent Services Act (TASA) and if the bill is approved, the key to the final voting in the Senate could be in the hands of the Greens. The Financial ...