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Red tape being reduced for super funds

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2015
... likely reduce red tape for superannuation funds. Draft legislation announced on Friday aims to allow the Commissioner of Taxation to pay super amounts directly to individuals with a terminal medical condition. Currently, in many circumstances, super ...

Asia: Between fortune and fate

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2015
... after LIM Advisors voiced its concerns. AMP Capital added that "recent deregulation and ongoing clarification of local taxation laws mean some of these options may be viable in the future and, importantly, in the best interest of unit holders." Platinum ...

Scrapping dividend imputation costly for retirees

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2015
... imputation may lessen the attractiveness of, and thus reduce investment in, domestic equities. It said a return to double-taxation of company income could also create an investor bias in favour of debt financing, rather than equity investment.

Super groups call for women Senate review

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2015
... Trustees (AIST) chief executive Tom Garcia believes the first step in addressing the super gender gap is creating a fairer taxation system. "The reality is, the system as it stands currently is stacked in favour of high income earning, well-off males," ...

Activist shareholders agitate AMP China fund

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2015
... discount to net asset value that the fund trades at." It said that "recent deregulation and ongoing clarification of local taxation laws mean some of these options may be viable in the future and, importantly, in the best interest of unit holders." AMP ...

Advice firm pays penalty for misleading claims

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2015
... social media profile of Omniwealth's CEO with a statement that investing in property in a self-managed super fund has taxation, leverage and diversification advantages and included a link to the Omniwealth webpage's related article. Omniwealth has removed ...

American IRAs not super funds

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2015
... Retirement Account (IRA) is not a superannuation fund for Australian Tax Purposes. In the case of Baker and Commissioner of Taxation, tribunal senior member Frank O'Loughlin was faced with deciding whether an IRA is a foreign superannuation fund and ...

Consensus emerging on Tax White Paper

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2015
... emerging. "There's an understanding of the need for change. No submission has argued for the status quo - that the existing taxation system is fair or future ready," Hockey said. Hockey said views were mixed when it came to negative gearing and capital ...

Mercer appoints new custodian

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2015
... As reported in Financial Standard in May, NTC was also recently appointed to provide global custody, fund accounting, taxation and associated services for QIC's range of Australian fund products. NTC replaces NAB Asset Servicing (NAS) as custodian. This ...

GST increase would deliver $42 billion: FSC

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2015
The Financial Services Council (FSC) believes Australia's existing mix of taxation is unsustainable with an ageing population and baby boomers moving out of the workforce. Among the FSC's submission to the Tax White Paper are four key proposals including ...