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Parliament passes FoFA amendments

ALEX BURKE | THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2016

... consequences that have arisen since the laws were introduced," said Assistant Treasurer Kelly O'Dwyer. "The Coalition Government is committed to providing certainty and reducing complexity for business and financial advisers, whilst maintaining the quality ...

Morrison protects homes from Age Pension means test

DARREN SNYDER | THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2015

... Morrison has confirmed that the family home will never be included in the Age Pension means test under a Coalition government. At the same time, a raft of pension reforms potentially saving $2.4 billion in the budget's forward estimates, were also announced. ...

One swallow says it's springtime for Germany

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2014

... experts said."... there are problems at home too. "...they also said that current policies pursued by the grand coalition government of chancellor Angela Merkel had a "negative impact" on growth". "As the government was relying "more on re-distribution ...

Hockey accuses Labor of making "a mess" of FoFA

LAURA MILLAN | THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2014

... a bill he did not understand even though he had co-billed," Hockey continued. He argued that the current Coalition government has "taken action by empowering ASIC, by simplifying the laws, by ensuring we go after criminals in this sort of activity." ...

What happened to the ISA-FSC accord?

JAMES FERNYHOUGH | WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2014

... on a lot more than they had been. A great deal has happened between the two industry bodies since then. A Coalition government has replaced a Labor one, giving the FSC the political advantage (Brogden himself is a former NSW Liberal leader); the Future ...

Parliament passes temporary tax levy

AAP | TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2014

High-income earners will pay more tax after parliament approved the coalition government's first budget measure. The temporary budget repair levy increases the top income tax rate, which applies to any income earned over $180,000, from 45 per cent to ...

Senate report supportive of government FoFA reforms

LAURA MILLAN | TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2014

... government's response. "The FPA is eagerly anticipating the next phase of the FoFA reforms which rests now with the Coalition government and Minister for Finance Mathias Cormann," Rantall said. The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) chief operating ...

Parliament passes more nuanced SMSF penalties

JAMES FERNYHOUGH | THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2014

... first proposed by the previous Government responding to the Cooper Review, and we are pleased to see the Coalition Government push the legislation through Parliament. "The new regime will give the ATO more flexibility in administering the SMSF sector.A ...

RBS posts soaring losses, pays $1m bonuses

AAP | FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2014

... fierce response from Business Secretary Vince Cable, a key Liberal Democrat in Britain's Conservative-led coalition government. "The public will simply not understand why big bonuses and large salaries continue to be paid out by a loss-making public ...

Fears to FoFA amendments "overplayed": AFA

LAURA MILLAN | WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2014

... FoFA are "incorrect" and described them as "scare tactics." He explained that the amendments proposed by the Coalition government in December 2013 "remove one step from the Best Interests Duty, where there was a lack of clarity" and he added that "in ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI | 12:42PM

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI | 12:34PM

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI | 12:17PM

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA | 12:29PM

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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