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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2013
... points at 5,069. In economic news on Tuesday, the Treasury and the Finance departments are expected to release the pre-election Economic and Fiscal Outlook (PEFO), while the National Australia Bank's monthly business survey for July is also due out. ...

Election result to shape the industry: FPA

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013
The result of the federal election is critical and will shape the financial services industry for future, Financial Planning Association (FPA) manager of Policy and Conduct Dante De Gori said. The FPA views the September 7 election as a challenge and ...

Victims push for new Trio fraud inquiry

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013
The Victims of Financial Fraud (VOFF) are pushing for another inquiry on the Trio Capital fraud after the Parliamentary Joint Committee (PJC) failed to address the victims' main issues of concern. VOFF spokesperson Paul Matters told Financial Standard ...

Westpac and BTFG group get MySuper approval

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2013
... default superannuation market after the 1 January 2014 deadline. Even if there is a change in government at the 7 September election it is unlikely any changes to the MySuper legislation could be put in place in time to avoid employers having to change ...

New MIT tax rules tweaked following consultation

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2013
... to foreign pension funds, the Government also confirmed that it would continue to consult with industry following the election to ensure that the MIT Withholding Tax Regime operates as intended.

Industry asks for stronger consultation after elections

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2013
... the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) chief executive Pauline Vamos asked for the winner of the election to "focus on a bipartisan and long term approach to superannuation policy." She said that the industry is "amid the largest ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2013
... events for the market during the week. Mr Daghlian said Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's announcement on Sunday that a federal election would be held on September 7 was unlikely to influence the market. "I don't think you're going to see a huge amount of ...

Election too close to call

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2013
... three leading political commentators to debate just that, and the rest of the big issues influencing this year's crucial election outcome. Former Liberal Senator and presenter of ABC's Counterpoint program Amanda Vandstone, consumer site One Big Switch ...

Industry applauds ISN-FSC union

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2013
... areas are around the need for any government to "stop tinkering" with super. He said he did not see the union as a pre-election political move.

FSC denounces lost super threshold rise

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2013
... Taxation Office (ATO). Currently, inactive account balances of under $2000 can be transferred. In the government's pre-election Economic Statement released on Friday, Treasurer Chris Bowen and Finance Minister Penny Wong said they would increase the ...