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Ostrava wound up, directors banned

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2016
... disqualified from managing corporations for 15 years and seven years respectively. The court wound up the companies on just and equitable grounds, in regard to serious misconduct of and mismanagement of the companies' affairs, including a number of breaches ...

FTSE Russell launches "green revenue" model

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2016
... managers to track exposure to the increasing shift towards a green economy. "We calculate that the green opportunity is equitable in size to emerging markets and the launch of our green revenue data model, and related indexes, provides the missing piece ...

Actuaries call for objectives across retirement system

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2016
... its submission Treasury on super's objective, the institute believes there should be comprehensive guidelines for an equitable and flexible system that allows Australians to live a comfortable retirement. Actuaries Institute president Lindsay Smartt ...

SMSFA calls for concessional caps flexibility

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2016
... superannuation in some years but not others," she said. "Contrary to what many believe, a carry-forward approach is a more equitable and sustainable approach for the superannuation system in preference to a lifetime contribution cap approach. "A lifetime ...

QSuper takes industry leap with retirement incomes

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2016
... In 2014, custodian State Street segregated $44 billion of QSuper assets into income and accumulation, allowing a more equitable allocation of tax. By splitting the assets, QSuper can take advantage of tax concessions that apply to an Allocated Pension ...

HESTA chief advocates better tax reform

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2015
... to address women's superannuation adequacy issues and will make a submission to calling for reforms to ensure a more equitable super system for all working Australians. Blakey said HESTA's submission to the inquiry would also reaffirm the Funds' long-held ...

Senate hears too many holes for women in super

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2015
... savings made must be redirected towards improving the retirement outcome for women if we want to make the system more equitable," Wood said. Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) chief executive Tom Garcia said the latest Australian ...

Seniors weigh in on national tax discussion

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2015
... concessions and availability of the Age Pension are taken into account, government assistance for retirement income is broadly equitable across the range of incomes in the community," Vamos said. "Australia faces an ageing population with escalating ...

Super tax reform on hold for election

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2015
... superannuation policy," Bowen said. "The current tax concessions for superannuation fail all the tests: they are not equitable, they are not sustainable. "Tax concessions for superannuation are the fastest growing tax concession in the entire federal ...

FSC, FPA support ASIC user-pay model

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2015
... services sector." He cautioned, however, that the costs associated with the funding model would need to be "borne in an equitable, risk-based manner across the entire financial services sector," so as to avoid "extreme fees and levies being imposed on ...