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ASFA supports SGC bill with increased ATO resources

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2015
... Australia (ASFA) believes reducing the harshness of the super guarantee charge (SGC) should only occur if additional resources are provided to the Australian Tax Office (ATO). In its submission on the draft Superannuation Guarantee Legislation Amendment ...

ASIC funding model needs "meat on the bones"

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2015
... regulatory focus, time and attention than their big-end-of-town cousins," he added. Burrell considered surprising that "ASIC resources devoted to phoenix activities that do not occur in the listed market do not even rate a mention in the consultation ...

Martin Currie hires from AB, Perennial

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2015
... opportunity to build business in Australia and across Asia. "The addition of these new dedicated sales and marketing resources for the region reflects this potential, and we are delighted to have added two new hires of the calibre of Carly and Phil," ...

Super trustees get a handle on retirement income

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2015
... whether any of the new breed of products can better meet retirees' needs. Further, as funds develop greater internal resources, there are a number of strategies which can be developed by funds themselves and offered without the need for a third-party ...

CBA's advice review compensates 19 clients

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2015
... people under the Open Advice Review, 100 of them during the period from 30 April to 31 August. "The addition of these resources has allowed the Bank to continue to increase the volume of cases it can assess in the Program at any one time," the report ...

CBA launches online SMSF portfolio

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2015
... said CBA head of SMSF customers Marcus Evans. "As a result, we have enhanced our SMSF offering by combining digital resources, the SMSF specialist team providing phone support, and expertise across all areas of CommBank, to better service this significant ...

Super funds under growing global pressure to divest

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2015
... shifted since the Australian National University (ANU) caused national outrage when it decided to pull $16 million from resources companies. Since then, Local Government Super (LGS) completely divested from coal, First State Super's socially responsible ...

AIA builds team to focus on adviser distribution

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2015
AIA Australia has appointed six members to its distribution team to boost its support resources to advisers. Bruno Santos, Josh Lawrence, Simon Bennett, Reon Botha, Johnny Ng and Deborah Clayton-Ford will be in charge of assisting advisers to grow their ...

Aussie, Aussie, Aussie! Noi, noi, noi!

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2015
... major financial crisis of our own or a big downturn in economic activity. We negotiated the first two phases of the resources boom without major inflationary problems, and are part way through our adjustment to the third phase - so far without a major ...

New faces to lead financial services policy reform

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2015
... Josh Frydenberg would keep his job as Assistant Treasurer. However, Frydenberg will take over the role of Minister for Resources, Energy and Northern Australia, reinforcing how the Assistant Treasurer role is often a stepping stone to bigger roles. The ...