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Submissions open for SuperStream pass through amendments

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2014
The Federal Government has released an exposure draft proposing to amend the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) (SIS) Act to require default superannuation funds to process all default contributions. The amendments would mean that employers would ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2014
The Australian market looks set to open lower after international bourses extended their declines with investors still concerned over conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine and Argentina's debt default. At 0802 AEST on Monday, the September share ...

AFA Excellence in Education state winners announced

HARRY PAGE  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2014
The state winners of the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) 2014 Excellence in Education Award (the Award) were announced at the AFA July National Roadshow. The 2014 finalists for are Charles Badenach from Main Street Financial Solutions, Shaun ...

FEATURE: Guiding the way to aged care

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2014
The new aged care reforms have brought in revised rules and more complex scenarios. Against this backdrop advisers will become even more necessary, particularly as more Australians consider their and their families' aged care needs, Laura Millan writes. ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2014
The Australian market looks set to open sharply lower following strong falls on US and European markets. At 0812 AEST on Friday, the September share price index futures contract was down 53 points at 5,517. International markets plummeted on a range ...

Not that time yet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2014
"We think it's a significant package... Are we finished? The answer is no." "The Governing Council decided to intensify preparatory work related to outright purchases in the ABS market to enhance the functioning of the monetary policy transmission mechanism." ...

'As expected' changing expectations

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2014
By all indications, Wall Street should have closed on the hop last night, but it didn't. The S&P 500 index ended practically unchanged - up 0.01% -- despite the FOMC announcing it's steady as she goes (as expected) and the economy rebounding in the ...

PROFILE: Sunsuper chief executive Scott Hartley

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2014
In January, former NAB executive Scott Hartley leapt across the chasm that separates the retail and industry sides of superannuation, becoming chief executive of Sunsuper. Six months in, he reflects on the differences- or lack thereof - of the two sides. ...

Punishing Putin (harder)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2014
... Street's downing overnight despite reports that US consumer confidence surged to a better than expected 90.9 reading in July - the highest since December 2007 - from an already strong 86.4 in the previous month - the second highest since January 2008. ...

ASIC puts an end to PIS monitoring program

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2014
The adviser monitoring program for Professional Investment Services (PIS) has concluded with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) reporting "a significant improvement in its compliance and audit functions." The Centrepoint-owned ...