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AIST opposes SG charge reductions

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2015
... compulsory super guarantee payments to employees. Draft legislation A introduced by former federal small business minister Bruce Billson is aiming to reduce the harshness of the superannuation guarantee charge (SGC), claiming it is burdensome on small ...

HUB24 appoints former FSC director

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2015
... record in co-founding the Snowball Group and the successful merger with Shadforth to form SFG in 2011," said HUB24 chair Bruce Higgins. "Tony has since been highly active and engaged in consulting to the financial services sector on an ongoing basis ...

NAB exec to head AMP Bank

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2015
... Bank (NAB) chief financial officer of business and personal banking has been appointed managing director of AMP Bank. Sally Bruce will report to AMP group executive of advice and banking Rob Caprioli and will be responsible for all areas of the group's ...

CORRECTION: AFA COO joins netwealth

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2015
... Anderson will focus on education and infrastructure support for licensees and planners. His appointment follows that of Bruce MacDougall as chief financial officer and Mary Limperis as head of human resources. Both of them joined from the Colonial First ...

Cbus opposes smaller super guarantee penalties

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2015
... is heading in the wrong direction, according to an industry super fund chief executive. Federal small business minister Bruce Billson recently introduced draft legislation aiming to reduce the harshness of the superannuation guarantee charge (SGC), claiming ...

A$ falls to the occasion

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2015
... recent devaluation of the yuan - without firing a single shot (it has kept interest rates unchanged since June), or to quote Bruce Lee, it's engaged in "the art of fighting without fighting". The current financial market mayhem has taken the A$/US$ exchange ...

Chartered accountants' response 'clumsy'

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2015
... and made a "clumsy response" to new rival CPA Australia, a court has heard. In the High Court at Wellington on Tuesday, Bruce Gray QC defended NZICA's marketing campaign and speeches by chief executive Kristen Patterson, saying they were not defamatory. ...

IFAs to benefit from budget

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2015
... rate in almost 50 years" and designed to help "small business to grow and employ more Australians." Small Business Minister Bruce Billson described the changes as a "delicious package". Speaking to Financial Standard, Financial Planning Association general ...

Views sought on super form changes

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2015
... residents or to employees when their superannuation funds merge. In November last year federal Minister for Small Business, Bruce Billson, announced the legislation is to be active from July 1, 2015. Changes to the choice regime will reportedly "reduce ...

Local Government Super names new chair

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2015
Following the conclusion of Bruce Miller's two year term, Local Government Super director Craig Peate has been appointed chair of the board. Miller will continue as a director and has taken up the position of deputy chair while Peate brings more than ...