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Terminally ill woman questions superannuation early release laws

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2013
... readers said laws should be changed to make it easier to access your super in times of hardship. Only 4% said the current law was acceptable. But this figure may demonstrate a lack of long-term thinking among members. "Of course, in certain circumstances ...

Parametric appoints new Australian CEO

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2013
Global investment manager Parametric has appointed Chris Briant as chief executive officer for its Australian business, following the departure of managing director Scott Lawrence. The Eaton Vance subsidiary, best known in Australia as a proponent of ...

A desert island without food... better than managing super

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2013
Being on a desert island without food, a visit to the dentist or a week without watching television are some of the things that Australians would prefer to do before managing their superannuation. At the same time, 46% of Australians monitor their super ...

Super industry leaders weigh up Rudd's new cabinet

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2013
Following the announcement of Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's new cabinet yesterday, Shadow Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation Mathias Cormann claimed Rudd was "downgrading" the superannuation portfolio. However, Pauline Vamos, chief executive ...

Wilson HTM halts trade ahead of announcement

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2013
... claims of two former staff members that he had engaged in inappropriate behaviour. The board is receiving the assistance of a law firm and is expected to make an announcement no later than before the market opens on July 3, 2013. In a recent interview ...

ECT relief should apply to non-concessional contributions: SPAA

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2013
... who exceeded the concessional contribution limit to withdraw the funds after 1 July. The government considered the unamended law to be "a severe penalty for individuals below the top marginal tax rate." However, Slattery said penalising excess non-concessional ...

New Treasurer Bowen takes control of financial services and super

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2013
... Bowen will bring relevant experience to the role, having been minister for financial services, superannuation and corporate law during the government's first term. In addition, Assistant Treasurer David Bradbury will assume the role of minister assisting ...

FSC lobbies Rudd for last minute FoFA delay

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2013
The Financial Services Council (FSC) has asked new Prime Minister Kevin Rudd for a last-minute delay to the commencement of the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) and StrongerSuper reforms. Due to begin on July 1, the FSC has lobbied for a 12-month delay ...

Labor completes super agenda with passage of four bills

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2013
... the coming financial year. This cap increase will be extended to the over-50s in the 2014-15 financial year. Also passed was law ensuring income tax relief for superannuation funds without MySuper licences when they transfer default accounts to another ...

Advisers face shrinking market as super funds merge

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013
... government's StrongerSuper reforms force smaller superannuation funds to merge, according to Jenny Wilcocks, a partner at law firm Holding Redlich. "The government's agenda is quite openly to consolidate funds in the market place," Wilcocks, who is an ...