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SPAA urges SMSF auditors to register with regulator

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2013
... SMSF audit engagement without being registered after this date. The new register is part of the Australian Government's 'Stronger Super' reforms aimed at making the Australian superannuation system more efficient. "The ability to identify registered ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2013
... 12.47 points, to 2,358.98, extending strong gains from the previous session as confidence in the mainland economy grows stronger. WELLINGTON - The NZX50 Index of leading stocks lost 4.148 points, or 0.99 per cent, to 4,200.289.

Media super ups disclosure, lodges MySuper application

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2013
... Government's MySuper reforms. The reform, part of the Gillard Government's overhaul of Australia's retirement system called Stronger Super, means that pension funds that want to offer a MySuper product need to apply to the prudential regulator for a ...

Mixed outlook for Aussie dollar

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2013
... negotiate a rebalance away from resources towards non-mining sectors. "The concern for the Australian economy is not stronger growth but different growth," said UBS chief economist Haslem who was optimistic that the Reserve Bank had finished easing monetary ...

FPA grief over new fee rules

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2013
... disclosure rules that are part of the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reforms. Brought in under the Federal Government's Stronger Super reform of Australia's retirement system, the FoFA regulations stamped out most commissions to make sure financial ...

Super funds argue against unfair fee rules

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2013
... able to cap administration fees to keep them fair for people with large balances. MySuper, which is part of the broader Stronger Super overhaul of Australia's retirement system, will see pension funds offer members a no-frills, easy to understand investment ...

Trustee liability issues surface at PJC

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2013
... Committee which is investigating the final bill of the Gillard Government's MySuper legislation, part of its wide-ranging Stronger Super reforms, on 22 January this month. While it is an advocate for making fund directors - whether individual or collectively ...

There's no bubble in bond markets: Tyndall AM

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2013
... France losing their AAA status and several of the remaining AAA rated countries looking shaky, Australia's position is stronger than ever," Bridges finished.

First State Super tracking well after merger

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2013
... the merger was hard enough, but this was also coupled with the regulatory challenges brought on the federal governments Stronger Super reforms, and any super fund deserves credit just for rising to the challenge of either hurdle, he said. As well as ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2013
... lower to $US1,687.50 an ounce from $US1,688.50. HONG KONG - Asian markets closed mixed, with Tokyo's Nikkei hit by a stronger yen and profit-taking, while dealers await the outcome of a policy meeting at the Bank of Japan. Tokyo's Nikkei, which hit a ...