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Minister faces down advisers over opt-in, risk

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2011
Financial Services Minister Bill Shorten yesterday faced financial advisers upset over two planks of the Future of Financial Advice reforms, answering questions but firmly rejecting criticisms. The tension was palpable at the Association of Financial ...

Westpac goes on attack against lost super

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2011
Westpac has gone on the attack against lost superannuation and instructed its 700 bank branches to pull out all stops to help their customers track down and consolidate any lost superannuation monies. The problem with lost super is not just that half ...

AFA meets Independents, Greens, Shorten adviser

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2011
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has met with the key independent MPs, the Greens and the adviser to the Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation, Bill Shorten, to discuss reforms for the advice industry. Chief executive of the ...

Labor moves to justify super existence

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2011
The government has reaffirmed its commitment to the superannuation system and the need to grow it further, as it continues to be used as a prominent figure on the political battleground. In defence of on-going criticism from the opposition party on ...

Tax agreement between Aus and Liechtenstein

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2011
Tax avoiders can no longer flee to high net wealth haven Liechtenstein after it and Australia have signed a tax information exchange agreement (TIEA), building stronger economic and trading ties between the two nations. Liechtenstein is the 28th jurisdiction ...

Super heavyweights join forces

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2011
Superannuation associations are joining forces to send the Treasury a proposal to remove plans to introduce the proposed $500,000 balance threshold for individuals over age 50. Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA), Self-managed Super ...

Pollies clash over SG

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2011
Politicians are exchanging words over the move to raise superannuation guarantee (SG) from 9 to 12 per cent with assistant treasurer Bill Shorten calling the Coalition's attitude towards superannuation "belligerent". Speaking at a union's investment ...

Policy war erupts over super clearing

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2011
A war of words has broken out between the Coalition and the Government over which party offers small business the best method for processing superannuation payments. The Coalition, on Friday, issued a statement blasting the Government's Medicare superannuation ...

Govt to refund super tax for 3.5 million

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2011
The Government will refund the 15 per cent superannuation contribution tax from 1 July 2012 for 3.5 million Australians who earn less than $37,000, assistant treasurer and minister for financial services and superannuation, Bill Shorten, announced today. ...

Axioma branches out

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2011
Axioma, providers of decision support, risk analysis, portfolio rebalancing and analysis tools for financial services industry, has announced the launch of its new Global and Regional Risk Models (v 2.1) and the opening of an Australian office. The ...