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Super funds procrastinate on holdings disclosure

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2014
... you hit rock bottom and you found the last one cent in Zimbabwe," Crich said. "With the FSC, we were trying to lobby Treasury to explain some of the practicalities of the issues with what they were proposing." He said that he is hopeful that the new ...

Treasury contemplates TASA relief for experienced advisers

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2014
... professional association will not have to meet the new Tax Agents Services Act 2009 (TASA) requirements for advisers, Treasury said. The government has issued an exposure draft outlining the proposed amendments to TASA, which are open for consultation ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2014
... sale would boost its 2014 net profit by 45 per cent. Lend Lease shares were down 41 cents at $13.21 at 1200 AEST. But Treasury Wines shares rose after it announced a massive $260 million restructure. The company's shares were up 19.5 cents at $5.025. ...

Super for retirement income not wealth warn Treasury, ASFA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2014
... Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) held at Parliament House in Canberra, Dr David Gruen, the Commonwealth Treasury's executive director macroeconomic group, said, "the key focus of superannuation should be retirement income not wealth ...

Super for retirement income not wealth warn Treasury, ASFA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2014
... Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) held at Parliament House in Canberra, Dr David Gruen, the Commonwealth Treasury's executive director macroeconomic group, said, "the key focus of superannuation should be retirement income not wealth ...

Steady as she goes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2014
... longer-term securities" - the Fed's still buying US$15 billion of mortgage-backed securities and US$20 billion of longer-term Treasury securities starting next month. "The Committee will likely continue to reduce the pace of asset purchases in measured ...

ME Bank in search for new chief risk officer

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2014
... risk officer while the bank conducts the search for an executive to head the bank's risk area. From now on, the bank's treasury arm will report to chief financial officer Gary Dickson. ME Bank told Financial Standard that Vamvakas' departure was "the ...

Treasury consults on unclaimed monies time window

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2014
Treasury has issued a discussion paper announcing a review into the period before which monies held in inactive bank accounts and life insurance policies are transferred to the government. In releasing the discussion paper this week, Finance minister ...

APRA announces draft 2014-15 supervisory levies

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2014
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) and Treasury have issued a discussion paper on the proposed supervision levies they wish to impose on financial entities for next financial year. In the paper APRA said it needs to raise $117 million ...

Intra-fund advice is also a commission: FSC

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2014
... grandfathered commissions and other incentives would cost Australians an extra $2.8 billion over the next 14 years. However, Treasury representatives questioned the findings during yesterday's Senate hearing. "It is hard to compare the analysis without ...