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When saving goes bad

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2014
"As this prudent economy, which some people call Saving, is in private families the most certain method to increase an estate, so some imagine that, whether a country be barren or fruitful, the same method if generally pursued (which they think practicable) ...

Sinodinos rules out LRBA review for SMSFs

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2014
Assistant Treasurer Arthur Sinodinos has ruled out a full review into limited recourse borrowing arrangements (LRBAs), but emphasised that licensing is necessary. Speaking at the 2014 SPAA SMSF National Conference in Brisbane today, Sinodinos said that ...

Advisers and accountants clash over SMSFs

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2014
Accountants are feeling challenged that they cannot set up self-managed superannuation funds (SMSF) without a license, at the same time advisers are struggling to gain clients' trust when it comes to SMSFs, Crowe Horwath head of SMSF and Superannuation ...

Government targets super in awards, board independence

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2013
The Abbott government looks set to follow through on its plan to introduce a quota of independent directors on super fund boards, and to take superannuation out of modern awards, following the release of a discussion paper by Assistant Treasurer Arthur ...

Fund chief calls for cap on super lump sum payments

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2013
As more and more people approach retirement, there is a growing need to reform the way superannuation is paid out. Part of this may mean putting a cap on lump sum payments, according to MTAA Super chief executive Leeanne Turner. Adressing an audience ...

AFA Adviser of the Year hands back AFSL, joins Affinia

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUN 2013
Adviser Troy Edmondson has handed back his Australian financial services licence (AFSL) and is going to joining Affinia because compliance obligations were taking him away from his clients, he said. Edmondson has handed back the licence of Queensland-based ...

Planners must boost SMSF specialisation: SPAA

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2013
Financial planners must expand their skill set to offer advice on linking self managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) to other business structures SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) membership and business development director Richard ...

Brogden reaffirms campaign warning to politicians

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2013
Financial Services Council (FSC) chief executive John Brogden has put his super campaign on hold in light of the government's proposed changes to the retirement tax regime, but warns future governments that it may return. At a press conference in Sydney ...

ASIC chair appointed to IOSCO

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2013
Greg Medcraft, the chair of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, was appointed chair of the global peak body that represents 32 securities regulatory authorities. Medcraft took over as chair of the International Organization of Securities ...

Green, green grass of home

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2013
I'm an Aussie and I'll cry if I want to. I'll cry if I want to, I'll cry if I want to. My good pal, Alex 'yes we can' Dunnin - Rainmaker's Director of Editorial & Research - emailed me yesterday Malcolm Maiden's piece in the Sydney Morning Herald titled ...