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Election result to shape the industry: FPA

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013
The result of the federal election is critical and will shape the financial services industry for future, Financial Planning Association (FPA) manager of Policy and Conduct Dante De Gori said. The FPA views the September 7 election as a challenge and ...

Victims push for new Trio fraud inquiry

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013
The Victims of Financial Fraud (VOFF) are pushing for another inquiry on the Trio Capital fraud after the Parliamentary Joint Committee (PJC) failed to address the victims' main issues of concern. VOFF spokesperson Paul Matters told Financial Standard ...

Westpac and BTFG group get MySuper approval

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2013
Westpac and BT Financial Group has become only the third retail conglomerate superannuation provider to gain MySuper authorisation. The wealth group has been approved to offer three MySuper products that will be used across its ASGARD, BTFG and Westpac ...

New MIT tax rules tweaked following consultation

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2013
The Government has made two further changes to the proposed new tax system for managed investment trusts (MITs) following industry consultation. One change addresses concerns that the proposed tax treatment of the under or over attribution of net income ...

Industry asks for stronger consultation after elections

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2013
The financial services industry welcomed September 7 as the date for the federal elections, and has asked for stronger and more transparent consultation process once the result no matter what the result is. The Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2013
The Australian stock market has started the week slightly lower, ahead of the release of official monthly retail figures. Commsec market analyst Steven Daghlian said the market had opened slightly in the red, following recent gains. "We've had a pretty ...

Election too close to call

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2013
With Treasurer Chris Bowen's campaign influencing declaration that a re-elected Labor government wouldn't make any significant changes to policy affecting the nation's superannuation savings still being digested by conference delegates, the Financial ...

Industry applauds ISN-FSC union

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2013
The industry has reacted positively to Thursday's joint announcement that the Industry Super Network (ISN) and the Financial Services Council (FSC) will form a union. Pauline Vamos, chief executive of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia ...

Advisers warned to check pension start dates after new ruling

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2013
Advisers have been warned to pay closer attention to pension start dates following a tax office ruling explaining when a superannuation income stream commences and when it ceases, and consequently when a superannuation income stream is payable and taxable. ...

FSC denounces lost super threshold rise

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2013
The Financial Services Council (FSC) has denounced the government's plan to raise the threshold at which inactive superannuation account balances can be transferred to the Australian Taxation Office (ATO). Currently, inactive account balances of under ...