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ASIC cancels 8 AFSLs after review

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2014
... face possible suspension or cancellation for failing to lodge audited annual statements. The annual lodgement of audited accounts is an important part of a licensee demonstrating it has adequate financial resources to provide the services covered by ...

Senate saves the LISC

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2014
... rebating the tax on superannuation for Australians on less than $37,000, up to $500 a year is injected into the super accounts of a third of Australian workers - including half of all working women. "Abolishing the LISC would have a huge impact on the ...

SMSFs get off lightly in FSI interim report

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2014
... was 'poor'. In the general superannuation section, the report questioned current tax exemptions for high balance super accounts, suggesting they may not be justified. Any change here will likely have an effect on a large number of SMSFs. The FSI is also ...

UK has overtaken Australia for platform innovation: Bravura

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2014
... their UK operations were in handling outsourced technology services for wealth group platforms whereas in Australia this accounts for only about 10% of their operations. To exploit the scale opportunities of this approach to harnessing technology infrastructure ...

FSI questions viability of franking credits

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2014
... government coffers. "A growing proportion of Australian equities has been, and is expected to be, held in superannuation accounts in retirement. The Inquiry notes that, due to refundable imputation credits and tax-free superannuation in retirement, a ...

Confidence key to financial future: Murray

COLIN BRINSDEN, AAP ECONOMICS CORRESPONDENT  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2014
... the retirement phase of superannuation is also underdeveloped. While compulsory super payments are guided to default accounts for workers that are less engaged in the system, on retirement people have to make critical decisions regarding when and how ...

Sustaining confidence in the Australian financial system: Murray

DAVID MURRAY  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2014
... figure based on June 2014 seasonally adjusted labour force numbers. Decline in GDP based on seasonally adjusted National Accounts, year to March 2014.

ASX mFunds FUM already ahead of ETFs

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2014
... about $10 billion in directly distributed low cost retail products and up to an estimated $20 billion held in Managed Accounts model portfolios, directly accessible retail type managed investments represents $55 billion in FUM. This amount already being ...

Australian students get top marks for financial literacy

HARRY PAGE  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2014
... OECD. "Many 15-year-olds already have experience with financial matters, such as managing mobile phone contracts, bank accounts or earning money from working outside school hours. Understanding concepts such as how to budget and value for money are important ...

QIC funds added to Federation platform

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2014
... funds, DDH Global Fixed Interest Alpha Fund and the DDH Balanced Growth Fund, have been added to the Federation Managed Accounts fund. The funds' responsible entity is DDH Graham, and the funds are managed by QIC. Federation described itself as "a contemporary ...