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Government to discuss alternative funding for LISC

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2013
... including Industry Super Australia (ISA), the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA), the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) and Women in Super outlined their objections to the repeal of the LISC at a public hearing ...

Government targets super in awards, board independence

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2013
... complete freedom to select their own individual super fund." Meanwhile, Tom Garcia, chief executive of the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees, defended current governance practices. "We welcome the opportunity to present our views to the ...

Actuaries Institute names new CEO

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2013

Accountants cautious to enter advice space

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2013
... for a limited Australian financial services licence (AFSL). "Accountants will not be rushing into limited AFSLs," the Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia (ICAA) head of Financial Planning Hugh Elvy told Financial Standard. The latest figures ...

Industry bodies call for Government LISC U-turn

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2013
... (FPA), the Financial Services Council (FSC), The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA), The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) and Industry Super Australia (ISA). The FPA said repealing the LISC will disincentivise ...

Industry bodies clash over pension age

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2013
... consumption of superannuation before retirees become eligible for the age pension," Codina said. But the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) and the Australian Superannuation Fund Association (ASFA) have rejected the proposal. "There ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2013
... German business confidence rebounded in November to the highest level for more than 18 months. Germany's Ifo economic institute's business climate index - a key measure of the mood in the industry and trade sectors of Europe's biggest economy - rose ...

Accountants tap into advice with tech advantage

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2013
... technology will have on the profession, a survey by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) found. The survey was conducted among 2,100 ACCA and IMA members. The research showed that ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2013
... The Australian Bureau of Statistics releases October international merchandise imports data and the Westpac-Melbourne Institute Leading Indexes of Economic Activity is due out, as is the Commonwealth Bank business sales indicator for October. In equities ...

AMP appoints SMSF managing director

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2013