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ATO shifts gears on SMSF regos

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2011
... said D'Ascenzo. One recommendation that came out of the Cooper review was that the ATO should have greater enforcement powers. Burgess said that SPAA believes that it would make a great deal of sense if, as recommended, the ATO was able to issue administrative ...

Sentiment slips on oil

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2011
... - another major oil producer - maybe losing sleep over the unfolding MidEast saga, their subjects are less restive. The powers that be in both Saudi and Kuwait have fortified their defences through offense. Only yesterday, Saudi King Abduallah announced ...

No pension for corrupt Bell staff

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 15 NOV 2010
... member for services performed in an unsubstantiated position, among others. In August, CalPERS used its administrative powers to suspend the pension accounts of city officials, one of whom allegedly earned a 'secret' annual salary of US$800,000. Attorney ...

FSC launches trustmark for consumers

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2010
... initiatives. As a result, Brogden said the Standards, Oversight and Disciplinary Committee of the FSC will have increased powers to review the compliance of member products and services as long as they bear the FSC trustmark. The initiative was launched ...

Top CEOs back statutory fiduciary duty for advisers

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 9 AUG 2010
... closely by removal of conflicted remuneration structures and the provision of more advice through super. Giving ASIC more powers, another critical FOFA reform, was well below the list, ranking 6th out of the top 10 reforms to improve the quality of advice. ...

US reforms pave way for super investments

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 3 AUG 2010
... The 2,300-page dossier called for an overhaul of the entire US financial system, with financial regulators gaining more powers to clamp down on rogue investments; the industry imposing tougher rules on 'exotic' products; and the creation of a new consumer ...

Corrupt city officials face pension freeze

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2010
Pension fund CalPERS has used its administrative powers to suspend the pension accounts of city officials, one of whom allegedly earned a 'secret' annual salary of US$800,000. Last week, Attorney General Edmund Brown subpoenaed hundreds of employment ...

US Congress passes Wall Street reforms

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2010
... The 2,300-page dossier called for an overhaul of the entire US financial system, with financial regulators gaining more powers to clamp down on rogue investments; the industry imposing tougher rules on 'exotic' products; and the creation of a new consumer ...

Super-sized super powers up

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2010
The adoption of MySuper and Superstream reforms outlined in the final report of the Cooper Review can only make Australia's super funds more formidable on the global stage, said a finance technology expert. Peter Hill, managing director of investments ...

AIST alerts regulator on misleading campaign against super

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUN 2010
... before the public starts to believe all the "scaremongering", said Reynolds. Under the ASIC Act 2001, the regulator has the powers to pull up any organisation that has engaged in "misleading and deceptive conduct", including false advertising. Reynolds ...