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SPAA defends SMSF tax rules

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2014
... downplayed concerns that it does not pay enough tax, arguing the same tax rules apply across the board. Responding to a front-page article in the Australian Financial Review today, SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) chief executive Andrea ...

Greens slam CBA executives pay rise

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2014
... up 8%, to $3.2 million, for the year to June 2014. Whish-Wilson said that the bank's executives "have not passed the front page test." He added that from a shareholder's point of view, it is still not clear how the compensation program will affect investors. ...

Portfolio disclosure a 'data dump' on consumers

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2014
... compared reporting on portfolio holdings to reporting on water quality. Just because he, the consumer, doesn't read the 81-page Sydney Water quarterly report, doesn't mean Sydney Water shouldn't produce it. "While the average Australian is disengaged ...

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 ...

ASIC announces National Financial Literacy Strategy

HARRY PAGE  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2014
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has released its National Financial Literacy Strategy 2014-2017, which is aimed at helping Australians become more financially secure. Over the past 12 months, ASIC has compiled the key priorities ...

ASX appoints Roche as a director

HARRY PAGE  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2014
The ASX has appointed Damian Roche to the board of directors as a non-executive director effective August 1st. Roche has over 20 years' experience in the global investment banks and was formerly a member of the global corporate and investment bank operating ...

Govt begins long-awaited retirement income review

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2014
... review of Australia's underdeveloped retirement income industry with the release of a comprehensive discussion paper. The 21-page paper discusses measures to overhaul the entire regulatory regime of the drawdown phase of superannuation. It deals with ...

Yellen yawn turn to Yellen yikes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2014
... remarks. But like a dog in search of a bone, I dug and dug and dug. Lo and behold! It was there! That statement was buried on page 20 of the booklet titled "Monetary Policy Report" - handed out to attendees and contains more detail about what she was ...

Confidence key to financial future: Murray

COLIN BRINSDEN, AAP ECONOMICS CORRESPONDENT  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2014
... to draw down their savings for the remainder of their lives. "Many retirees are unprepared for these decisions," the 460-page report says. More broadly, the review finds the overall financial sector has performed reasonably well and many of its elements ...

FSI asks industry to consider greater ASIC powers

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2014
... Investments Commission (ASIC) requires greater powers to better monitor Australia's financial services industry. In the 460-page interim report released today, the Committee observed that the civil and administrative penalties available to ASIC under ...