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Super fund shortlist practically advice: IOOF

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2018
... saying it is akin to providing financial advice. The ASX-listed financial services giant said it is uncomfortable with the proposal on a number of fronts, namely because the creation of limited lists and the "nudging" of consumers towards particular ...

Chief economist update: What goes around is starting to get around

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2018
... Kudlow also "...highlighted good progress with Mexico and said he heard EU's Juncker is bringing a very good deal proposal." That could be... all true and not "fake news". But it could also be a spin. At least, that's what I could gauge from ...

Church threatens to dump $21bn of fossil fuels

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 16 JUL 2018
... to file shareholder resolutions to drive the change it wanted to see. The move is also a soft turn from the original proposal of divesting from non-aligning oil and gas companies by 2020, instead of the 2023 deadline that passed the Church's parliament. ...

EU to offer cross-border pension scheme

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2018
... complement state-based, occupational and national personal pension schemes, but not replace or harmonise them. Under the proposal, PEPPs would have the same standard features wherever they are sold. They would be offered by a broad range of providers ...

FASEA issues adviser exam proposals

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2018
The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority released its draft guidance on the five key areas existing financial advisers will be tested on under the new education requirements. FASEA is proposing tthe Financial Adviser Examination assess the ...

Government cuts SMSF red tape

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2018
The move by the Turnbull Government to release a discussion paper to change the annual audit cycle for some self-managed superannuation funds to three years has been welcomed by the SMSF Association. Minister for Revenue and Financial Services Kelly ...

Mercantile takeover of private equity fund moves ahead

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2018
... announcement to the ASX, IPE directors unanimously recommended shareholders accept the offer in the absence of a superior proposal, with the Mercantile Investment Company subsidiary offering 7.75 cents in cash per IPE share - a 23% premium above the ...

FASEA must recognise all prior learning: FPA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2018
... significant study undertaken to attain financial planning certifications, particularly the CFP. "As the current FASEA education proposal appears to overlook existing advisers' past education that is specific to the provision of financial advice, we are ...

Leave dividend imputation system as is: Plato

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2018
... potentially reduce SMSF investments in Australian shares in favour of global equities, property and even cash. "Labor's proposal could also result in SMSFs circumventing changes by transferring the Australian equities part of their portfolio to a ...

AFA seeks overhaul of proposed education standards

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2018
... mass uncertainty. "The existence of uncertainty has been allowed to continue for a very long time. The fact that such a proposal, impacting the livelihood of tens of thousands of people, has been allowed to remain unresolved for such a long time, is ...