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Advisers "hopeful" to hear FoFA changes before 2014

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2013
... the Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) about the Tax Agent Services Act (TASA). De Gori said that drafted regulations could be ready in the first quarter of 2014 and that the FPA and the TPB will be issuing guidance for advisers before TASA comes in on July ...

NAB enters SIV market with 21 compliant funds

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2013
... Angela Mentis said. "We understand the opportunities and challenges moving to a new country presents, and our experts stand ready to advise prospective investors on wealth creation and asset allocation, as well as tax planning, accountancy and even real ...

Praemium strikes deal with RBS

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2013
... of 2013. RDR will come into effect in Jersey on 1 January 2014. Praemium chief executive Michael Ohanessian said: "As a ready-made solution that meets the requirements of financial advice reforms in Australia, the UK and the Chanel Islands of Jersey ...

FPA expects TASA to require "massive" efforts

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2013
... processes. Rantall also said that the FPA might ask for another extension of TASA if the legislation and the requirements are not ready by July 1, 2014.

Canberra adviser rolls out pilot project to engage GenYs

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2013
... mainly with cash flow management decisions and it is aimed at "people who are at an early stage of their careers but are ready to have long term goals." Rather than planning for retirement or managing portfolios, the focus is on "spending and saving ...

Indonesia VP attends Melb investor forum

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013
Indonesian Vice President Professor Dr Boediona is attending an institutional investment forum in Melbourne today, reinforcing growing speculation that Australian pension funds are readying to invest into the country. The VP's visit follows a series ...

NFP funds turning to direct investment options in droves

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2013
... model portfolios and imbedded educational tools can be added to the ability to execute orders. The Lonsec offering is also ready to be rolled on a mobile app which offers real-time tax and compliance information. Clarke also said there is no limit to ...

Advisers, get ready to manage the baby boomer wave

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2013
Advisers' next great challenge will be managing the volume and the expectations of baby boomers coming into retirement, KPMG partner and demographer Bernard Salt said. Speaking at the Financial Planning Association (FPA) Conference, Salt said that the ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2013
Australian shares are half a per cent higher after the US Congress appeared ready to raise the debt ceiling. The big banks all gained but the big miners slipped after the US House of Representatives and Senate looked poised to confirm a budget deal ...

Hockey Review to push for industry deregulation

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2013
... identify pieces of regulation that can be removed. "In Treasury alone we have already identified over 1,000 regulations ready for abolition," Hockey said. The Treasurer stressed the need to improve "the Australian competitive environment" and added that ...