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APRA announces draft 2014-15 supervisory levies

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2014
... Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) activities, $7 million for Tax Office activities and $5 million for Department of Human Services activities which look after early release of superannuation benefit applications. As a result of these funding ...

Higher pension age to drive increase in early super releases

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2014
... arbitraging their entitlements. Early release of superannuation before the preservation age has been handled by the Department of Human Services since 2011. According to their own figures, only 18,000 people last financial year applied for early release ...

US fight over adviser fiduciary rules nears end

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2014
... said they believe the fiduciary standards being pushed by the government department in charge of the issue, the Department of Labor, "is an overbroad expansion of the fiduciary standard that will undermine efforts by employers and service providers to ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2014
... jobs data. At 0645 AEDT on Monday, the June share price index futures contract was down 41 points at 5,381. The US Department of Labor reported the US economy added 192,000 jobs in March, essentially meeting expectations and suggesting a continuation ...

ATO takes over SME super clearing house

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2014
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has taken over responsibility from the Department of Human Services for the Small Business Superannuation Clearing House. This move is part of the government's commitment to streamline processes and it believes the ...

Republicans vote that advisers have no best interest duty

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2013
... to Bloomberg reports. The bill is a reaction by Republicans to what they believe is regulatory overreach by the Department of Labor (DOL) that is expanding the role and scope of fiduciary duties that apply to official stakeholders involved in pension ...

Pension rule changes to benefit 740,000

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 28 OCT 2013
... Carer Payment, income support allowances and supplements such as the Parenting Payment and Newstart, paid by the Department of Human Services and the Department of Veterans' Affairs.

Aged care costs to rise as complexity increases

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2013
... bond." "Everyone who moves into an aged care home generally has their assets and income tested by Centrelink so the Department of Health and Ageing can work out what amount of fees that person should pay," Stander added. The Government has set a maximum ...

SIFMA talks up Wall Street cyber defences

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2013
... code named 'Quantum Dawn 2', was conducted in July on a specially established closed network coordinated by the Department of Homeland Security. The attack scenario was modeled as a system wide attack to steal money through fraudulent trades rather than ...

ASIC warns consumers about NRAS property ads

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 22 OCT 2013
... (usually 100 or more houses). However, individual investors can access the scheme through an approved participant. The Department of Social Services publishes monthly reports on its website which contain the names of NRAS-approved participants. ASIC ...