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Financial services among top taxpayers

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2015
... and Zurich as well as other insurers. IOOF, Challenger, GE Capital and Perpetual all sit inside the top 130. ATO commissioner of taxation Chris Jordan said the report forms part of a wider domestic and global push for improved corporate transparency. ...

SMSF borrowing triples in four years

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2015
... LRBAs as a proportion of total SMSF assets remained relatively low in 2013-14 at approximately 2.7%," ATO assistant commissioner Kasey Macfarlane said. As at the September 2015 quarter, SMSF assets held under LRBAs are estimated at approximately $18 ...

ASIC forms its views on MySuper dashboards

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2015
... disclosure of a superannuation fund's portfolio holdings to assets held directly and by associated entities. ASIC commissioner Greg Tanzer said for a dashboard to be effective it must be useful to as wide an audience as possible. "This testing should ...

Third SMSF auditor banned

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2015
... years ending 30 June 2013 and 2014 when he was not a registered company auditor under the Corporations Act 2001. ASIC Commissioner John Price said auditors are important gatekeepers who play a crucial role in the SMSF sector. "SMSF auditors must maintain ...

ASIC bans another SMSF auditor

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2015
... perform their role adequately and meet professional standards to promote confidence in the SMSF sector," said ASIC commissioner John Price. He added, "Compliance with the independence requirements is fundamental in fostering this confidence. ASIC will ...

Retirees should draw on home equity: Productivity Commission

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2015
... suggests most older Australians' wealth is in the family home but it remains an untapped source of retirement income. Commissioner Karen Chester said when faced with lower incomes, older Australians are more likely to cut expenditure than draw down on ...

SMSF auditor disqualified

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2015
... lodged an application with the Administrative Appeals Tribunal for a review of ASIC's disqualification decision. ASIC Commissioner John Price said as the SMSF sector continues to grow in popularity with Australian investors it is critical that approved ...

New super transparency rules spark controversy

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2015
... extremely important for consumers when making decisions about their superannuation and managed investments," ASIC commissioner Greg Tanzer said. However, the new requirements were questioned by Industry Super Australia chief executive David Whiteley ...

ASIC accepts J.P. Morgan enforceable undertaking

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2015
... financial services licence and that they are regulated by the relevant overseas regulatory authority," said ASIC commissioner Cathie Amour. "Foreign financial service providers seeking to provide financial services to Australian wholesale clients must ...

NAB and FPA back super in PPL

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2015
... employers to engage older workers. The FPA has also listed among its recommendations that the federal Sex Discrimination Commissioner should work together with their state and federal counterparts to improve employers' understanding of "special measure" ...