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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 ...

Wellington Capital to take PIF case to High Court

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2013
Wellington Capital has said it will take the Premium Income Fund (PIF) case to the High Court after the Federal Court ruled that distribution of PIF shares to Asset Resolution Limited (ARL) was invalid. The rule overturns an early decision of the same ...

Retirees could benefit from a vibrant annuities market

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2013
... develop a "vibrant annuity market", in line with much of the rest of the world. "It's very difficult for retirees to determine how much they can spend in retirement, so perhaps they shouldn't be trying to decide it; they should be given guidance on at ...

The Trust Company rules out EQT takeover

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2013
The Trust Company looks set to become part of Perpetual after its board unanimously agreed the asset manager's offer was "superior" to a counter bid from Equity Trustees (EQT). In an announcement to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), The Trust ...

Enshrinement of "financial planner" closer to becoming law

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2013
... also support the recommendation to require ASIC to consult with industry about how to deal with short-term breaches and determine what time is needed to allow inappropriate usage of the term financial planner and adviser to be removed from all marketing ...

First Super to take action over JPM governance concerns

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013
... meeting. The $1.7 billion industry fund said it would contact its international equity managers within the next few days to determine its voting position. These include Global Thematic Partners, BlackRock, Capital International and Orbis Global Equity ...

TOWER Life business sold to Fidelity

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013
TOWER Limited has sold most of its life insurance business to Fidelity Life in deal worth $189 million. Fidelity Life is a New Zealand owned company that specialises in life insurance, personal protection, business insurance, savings, investment and ...

ASFA warns govt against Super raid

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2013
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has warned the government that any plans to raid superannuation would have a grave effect on public confidence. The comments come in light of speculation that the government may be planning ...

APRA warns licensees warning about 3 day rollovers

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 22 APR 2013
... notify APRA if they breach them by failing to meet these standards although it's left to RSE licensees at this stage to determine what underperformance criteria qualifies as a "significant" breach. APRA has warned licensees they will use their new considerable ...

KordaMentha appointed trustee to LM fund

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2013
... independently managing the Fund in the best interests of unit holders," Winterbottom said. "Our urgent priority is to determine the financial position of the Managed Performance Fund and implement strategies to protect and enhance the value of the loans ...