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SPAA defends status quo on SMSF regulation

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2013
... points. While approximately half of SMSF trustees do not use a financial planner, she said almost all use an accountant, an auditor and a stockbroker. She also said most SMSF trustees were well-qualified to manage their own retirement savings. "More ...

WA govt plans string of infra asset sales

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2013
The Western Australia (WA) government is planning to sell a number of infrastructure assets, as part of a recycling strategy similar to that employed by the New South Wales government. Addressing an auditorium full of superannuation delegates in Perth ...

Mercer picks Milestone's APRA reporting solution

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2013
... APRA's rule changes, closely considering the need for strong automation and operational controls to satisfy regulator, auditor and trustee requirements. "The selection of pControl puts Mercer in a strong position to handle the wide scope of data and ...

ASIC concedes Trio ringleader investigation

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has been forced to concede defeat in its pursuit of the alleged ringleader of the Trio/Asterra collapse. ASIC had previously acknowledged that bringing a strong enough case against Jack Flader ...

Sonray director to face 10 years imprisonment over unfunded deposits

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 3 OCT 2013
... charges of theft totalling $2,256,500, one charge of obtaining a financial advantage by deception and one of misleading an auditor concerning a capital injection of $5,200,000.

NAB delays staff salary increases

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2013
... agreements on better offers with no tradeoffs, I was surprised by what the bank had to say," FSU team representative and NAB auditor Paul Ferrari said. According to FSU, NAB's response to the union's demands included clawing back the additional superannuation ...

HNW and SMSF under ATO scrutiny

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2013
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) will focus on high net worth (HNW) and self-managed superannuation funds (SMSF) misuse of the concessional tax environment, whether if it is deliberately or unintentionally. The ATO announced that it will review ...

SMSF growth slows on low super system confidence

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2013
... research also showed that just 42.7% of SMSF trustees use a financial adviser while 92%have an accountant and 91% use an auditor.

Coalition vow to leave SMSFs alone

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2013
Shadow Assistant Treasurer Mathias Cormann has confirmed that the Coalition would aim to leave self-managed super fund (SMSF) legislation alone if they won the next election. Addressing an audience of SMSF advisers, accountants and auditors at the CPA's ...

Over regulation delays global recovery

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2013
Increased regulation of global financial institutions is preventing the recovery from taking root, according to a new report from Standard Life Investments (SLI). While the Edinburgh-based asset manager, which has a growing presence in Australia, is ...