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HNW and SMSF under ATO scrutiny

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2013
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) will focus on high net worth (HNW) and self-managed superannuation funds (SMSF) misuse of the concessional tax environment, whether if it is deliberately or unintentionally. The ATO announced that it will review ...

ACFS flummoxed by SMSF cash trend

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013
... profession managers who may be required to be fully invested," the report said. The authors said the heavy allocation to cash was "odd", and offered the tentative suggestion that it may be due to a lack of suitable fixed income products for the SMSF ...

Coalition confirms plans for FoFA amendments

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2013
... more competitive business," the document said. "We are ready to hit the ground running and we have already drafted the 50 odd amendments to FOFA legislation necessary to give effect to our plan," the shadow Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation ...

Lotsa data but no game change (yet)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2013
"Water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink." Sure Virginia, there had been quite a number of data releases before, and while we slept, but they're not the sort that could be considered game changers. We still have to sit and wait for the more ...

The others

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2013
It's RBA meeting day and the overwhelming consensus is for the Australian central bank to do nothing. Seems like pretty good odds to me. No doubt the Board would be talkin' bout talks of Fed tapering and yes, the talked about again China slowing as ...

Yuan to float free, in our dreams

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2013

Confusion reigns over financial literacy

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2013
Despite the focus on financial literacy by regulators, Australian school curriculum designers and financial services firms, there is still no agreed definition of what it is and how to measure it, reveals the Australian Securities and Investment Commission ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2013
... momentum. "Corporate reports seem to be okay today, and reporting this month has been in line with expectations, with the odd surprise and the odd disappointment," Mr Herring said. "So, it's been quite encouraging, given the wider market's expectation ...

AFA mulls fresh approach to FOFA code of conduct

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2013
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) is still looking for a practical approach to the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) Code of Conduct requirement, AFA newly appointed CEO Brad Fox said. "The first opt-in obligation does not kick in until July ...

CheckRisk opens in Australia

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 FEB 2013
As funds increasingly develop internal investment expertise, trustee boards will need to expand their own expertise to stay in control of their funds, and one way to do this is through an independant risk assessment of their portfolio. Denis Carroll ...