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ASIC to scrutinise The New Daily

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2013
Confusion about the funding model of The New Daily has shown no sign of abating, after Nationals Senator John Williams requested the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) scrutinise The New Daily on the grounds that it is a bad investment. ...

Tony, SBY and Janet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2013
... Bambang Yudhoyono)". Those who understand Asian culture would know that "saving face" is foremost and deeply ingrained in our (yes our, for I'm Asian born and bred) psyche and therefore, would take more than 'regret' to regain face. This is why I think ...

Class Super appoints new CEO

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2013
Super IP, owner of self-managed super fund (SMSF) software provider Class Super has appointed David Smith as its new chief executive. Smith, a former partner of PKF Sydney and a former senior executive of Solution 6, will take over the top job from ...

I spy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2013
"Neighbours, everybody needs good neighbours Neighbours...should be there for one another" -- Neighbours theme song Not play 'I spy' with each other. Only last month, news broke that documents leaked by US National Security Agency (NSA) contractor Edward ...

Industry and retail models increasingly similar: Sunsuper CEO

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013
The industry and retail superannuation sectors are increasingly resembling one another in all but ownership model, according to Sunsuper's new chief executive Scott Hartley. Hartley, who starts in the top job at the Queensland industry fund in January ...

Sinodinos hints at relaxing conflicted remuneration rules

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2013
Assistant Treasurer Arthur Sinodinos has suggested that some forms of remuneration currently regarded as conflicted may be allowed under the government's amendments to the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reforms. In a pre-recorded interview with Association ...

It's the twit not the taper

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2013

Cap scrap leaves tax abuses unanswered

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2013
The financial services industry has welcomed the removal of the self-education expense deductions, but the measure leaves concerns about taxpayers' abuse of the system unanswered. The Labor government introduced a cap of $2,000 on tax deductibility ...

Nearly 50% of woman to suffer under LISC dumping

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2013
Industry Super Australia (ISA) has ramped up its campaign to save the low income superannuation concession (LISC), saying scrapping Labor's plan will hurt almost one in two Australian women. The industry body also claimed that the repeal of the LISC ...

Mohammad goes to mountain

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2013