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Advisers encouraged to use tech to boost soft skills

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2014
... to connect with clients and build on relationships," Brock said. "E-commerce is about electronics; the relationships that apply to technology and social media are known as R-Commerce." Brock will run the session at the Synchron Conference in Anaheim ...

ASFA calls for clarity on retirement income review

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2014
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has called on the government to provide a clear timetable and terms of reference for its review of retirement income stream regulations, including the tax treatment of deferred lifetime annuities ...

Super subsidies cost $32bn: Treasury

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2014
... expenditure item coming in at a massive $32.1 billion, comprising $16.1 billion from the cost of concessional tax rates that apply to super fund entities such as the discounted earnings tax rates etc and a further $16 billion for the cost of concessional ...

New ATO powers to decrease SMSF 'delinquency'

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2014
... Australia (SPAA) agreed. "Under the current law, the system is far too inflexible - the ATO only has draconian penalties to apply to SMSFs, even for minor contraventions, and these penalties simply don't fit the crime. "SPAA believes most trustees only ...

La Trobe gets first SIV investment

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2014
... net worth individuals to invest $5 million into qualifying products for a minimum of four years before being eligible to apply for permanent residency in Australia. La Trobe is looking to grow its operations internationally and is focusing on China. ...

Australia's largest banks join ASX OTC clearing service

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2014
Eight Australian domestic and international banks have now joined the ASX OTC Interest Rate Derivatives Clearing Service as clearing participants and have started clearing trades on the platform. The ASX OTC Derivatives Clearing Service provides users ...

Government releases FoFA amendments

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2013
... this requirement to existing clients is overly onerous as the fee disclosure arrangements are significantly more costly to apply to pre-1 July 2013 clients." The government will also modify the best interest duty "to explicitly allow for the provision ...

Standard Life Investments strengthens governance guidelines

HARRY PAGE  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2013

BGL partners with Australia Post on SuperStream

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2013
... out because of its recognisable and trusted brand. "We needed a name people knew," he said. The SuperStream laws will not apply to all SMSF trustees. According to Lesh, those who are business owners will not need to report. However, those with employers ...

NAB enters SIV market with 21 compliant funds

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2013
... net worth individuals to invest $5 million into qualifying products for a minimum of four years before being eligible to apply for permanent residency in Australia. On 23 November 2013, the list of complying investments was expanded to include a greater ...