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SMSF in-house asset rules and disclosure flawed

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2009
... gone back to appropriate levels," he said. While he believes the ATO should relax the deadline rules on in-house asset ruling, the opposite should be done on the disclosure of SMSF investment strategies. Unlike APRA, which requires written investment ...

Drinking is bad

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2009
... caused by his Finance Minister, would further embolden Japan's Opposition Party - rightly or wrongly -- into blocking the ruling party's efforts to revive the economy. And while the Diet (Japanese Parliament) bickers, the economy burns. This is bad news ...

Vanguard CIO resigns

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2009
... have any concrete plans as yet for his next move, although he may embark on a "small firm" stint as a first step. "Without ruling anything out - even a jump out of financial services - my early thinking will be focussed on something with that "small ...

AIMA and IFSA respond to temp shorting ban

MICHELLE BALTAZAR, MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2008
Hedge fund industry body AIMA is meeting today to discuss how ASIC's new shorting rules will impact Australian hedge funds while IFSA is due to release a statement about how the changes could affect redemptions and existing investment mandates. AIMA's ...

New era in fee disclosure

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2008
... while a majority of planners already have the right system in place to disclose fees to their core clients, the new FPA ruling means they now have to send advice statements to 'low value' and legacy clients - many of whom would be receiving such comprehensive ...

SEC blocks bank short selling

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2008
... Christopher Cox, SEC chair. SEC may extend the order if its determines the rule is necessary to protect investors, however, the ruling will not be in place for any longer than 30 days. In addition, the SEC is considering implementing a rule to address ...

REST targets member TFNs

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2008
... super fund for the retail industry, helped at least 200,000 of its members avoid paying undue tax under the 'No TFN Tax' ruling, and hopes to help 60,000 more through an internal TFN reporting drive. Under the 'No TFN Tax' ruling, super fund members ...

Planner To-Do list post Budget

... co-contributions scheme. "With salary sacrifice, they really only have one financial year to get the full benefit [of the previous ruling]," she said. Third, the First Home Savings Account (FHSA) could be a good entry point for planners wanting to carve ...

Attack tax with tact

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2008
... we'll need to offset this by big jumps in indirect taxes. The results will be that since the government, so far anyway, is ruling out any lifting of the GST rate, Australia's tax system is on target to become even more complex. The just-announced alcopop ...

AFA selects Alexis for PI cover

... Alexis Insurance Brokers to give its members much needed help in choosing the right PI cover ahead of a new government ruling which raises adviser PI costs by as much as 150 per cent. From July 1 this year, advisers and their dealers groups will have ...