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Brogden calls for government agreement on FATCA

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2012
... agreement on FATCA. Brogden, who has briefed the US Treasury ahead of the IRS hearing, has argued, consistent with the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) submission, that Australia poses an exceptionally low risk of tax evasion by ...

ASFA: Retirement costs remain steady

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2012
... quarter, costs for retirees have remained steady and are marginally down, according to new figures released by the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia Retirement Standard. The new figures show that retired couples looking to achieve a comfortable ...

Budget: Super changes risk sound investment

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2012
... message on saving, it also has the potential to negatively impact efficient investment fund flow, according to the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA). "A move away from superannuation investing means a move away from a diversified ...

Budget: Calls for SuperStream levy dialogue

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2012
... a levy per fund, it hasn't taken into account the size and complexity that's involved in different funds." The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has called for increased communication with the regulators and more transparency about ...

Yes, no, I don't know

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2012
... increased staffing levels more than required and so expect heads to roll going forward. I don't know. The American Association of Individual Investors' (AAII) latest survey found exactly this indecision. According to AAII, "This week's special question ...

ASIC flags guidance on code approval

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2012
... the adviser was signed to a professional code that 'obviates the need' for opt-in. Speaking yesterday at a joint Association of Financial Advisers / Financial Services Council event, ASIC commissioner Peter Kell said the guidance would address a number ...

AFA launches revamped website

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2012
The Association of Financial Advisers has launched a revamped website to better connect members, following development of its multi-platform social media presence. "We've completely rebuilt the website from the ground-up, with the intention of providing ...

Industry rejects changes to super tax

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 23 APR 2012
... which the Government shouldn't exacerbate," concurred Andrea Slattery, chief executive of the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA). "The incentivised tax structure for superannuation is an original and critical feature of Australia's world ...

Calls for CGT merger relief

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2012
... trend of super fund mergers in the lead up to the introduction of the Government's Stronger Super reforms, the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has argued that it is fitting for the Government to provide CGT merger relief through ...

ECT assessments spike on government cap decision

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 2 APR 2012
... simple once off," said Dunn. This is consistent with the position of the Self-Managed Super Fund Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA), which has urged the $10,000 inadvertent breach refund be made available on an ongoing basis.