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Government cracks down on salary sacrifice loophole

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2017
The Federal Government will take action to close a loophole that allowed employers to short-change employees who chose to make salary sacrifice contributions to their superannuation accounts. The move follows the release of a Superannuation Guarantee ...

Xero seeks global growth, director steps down

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUL 2017
New Zealand-based accounting software company Xero has reaffirmed its commitment to machine learning and artificial intelligence to reduce compliance costs and arm accountants and financial advisers "with the tools required to support the world's small ...

Government closes super loophole

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 10 JUL 2017
... income from assets supporting transition to retirement income streams will be removed." But Shadow Minister for Small Business and Financial Services Katy Gallagher criticised the government's policy saying that Labor is increasingly concerned of reports ...

Mercy Super appoints new chief executive

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2017
... manager and head of business development. Prior to that, at AMP, she was state market development manager, senior small business technical adviser, women's financial adviser and retirement products officer. Tancred currently sits on the Association of ...

World Vision soft launches investment fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2017
World Vision is soft launching an endowment fund targeting the interests of institutional investors with the intention to "put their assets to use in new ways." World Vision Australia chief executive Claire Rogers told Financial Standard the fund will ...

Xero accelerates AI and machine learning

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2017
... to its product team. Chief product and platform officer Duncan Ritchie will hand his responsibilities as head of small business products to former chief data officer Tony Stewart, following his decision to take an extended period of leave. Stewart is ...

Labor fights phoenix fraud

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2017
The Federal Opposition is acting to protect employees and small businesses from phoenix activity through a package of proposed reforms. The package will see the granting of new enforcement tools for the Australian Securities and Investments Commission ...

CBA appoints group executive

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2017
The Commonwealth Bank will aim to transform its traditional retail and small business banking model with the appointment of a new group executive to the international financial services leadership team. Coen Jonker has been promoted to the role after ...

Financial dispute authorities combined for 'one-stop-shop'

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
Three separate financial services dispute resolution services will be combined and replaced by a 'one-stop-shop' to establish a simpler, more accessible and more affordable process for consumers. The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) ...

What the 2017 Budget means for you

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
The entire wealth management and financial services sector will be impacted by the 2017 Federal Budget, a document that's received mixed reviews and needs caution in its digestion. Financial advisers will face several challenges as they attempt to navigate ...