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Govt introduces new infra tax break

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2013
The Federal government has introduced a new tax incentive aimed at encouraging private sector investment in infrastructure. The new rules will only apply to infrastructure projects considered to be 'nationally significant', and amends rules around the ...

New fund launched for wealthy migrants

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2013
... applicants to a new life in Australia will deliver a number of significant benefits to the country and the federal government should be doing everything in its power to free up the flow of applicants as soon as possible. "Our research shows that these ...

Stronger Super look-through requirements may erode competitive edge

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2013
The federal government's comprehensive look-through requirements, due to come in on July 1 2014, may compromise confidentiality agreements and erode members' returns, according to Graeme Miller, Towers Watson's director of investment services Australia. ...

Labor completes super agenda with passage of four bills

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2013
The federal government's superannuation reform agenda is complete following the passage of four bills through the Senate last night. Included in the new laws (listed below) was an increase in concessional contribution caps to $35,000 for people over ...

Coalition pledges support for super laws amendments bill

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013
The Coalition has said it will support the federal government's Superannuation Laws Amendment Bill, granting tax relief to superannuation funds which do not acquire a MySuper licence. Under MySuper regulations, funds which do not offer a MySuper product ...

Elana Rubin nabs property board appointment

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013
... Mirvac Group, PPB Advisory, the advisory board of Evans & Partners and a member of Chief Executive Women, of the Federal Government's Infrastructure Australia Council and of the Climate Change Authority. Rubin recently resigned from the board of industry ...

Boardroom cloud tech eases organisational burden

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2013
... Financial Group, Colonial First State, Mercer, MLC, Pillar, SunSuper and Superpartners. Its role is to support the Federal Government in the delivery of its SuperStream initiatives and to deliver efficiencies in the industry for the benefit of superannuation ...

Government extends TASA exemption

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2013
The federal government's Assistant Treasurer David Bradbury has extended the exemption for financial advisers of the Tax Agent Services Act (TASA) bill and has referred the bill to the Parliamentary Joint Committee for an inquiry. After pressure from ...

Vision Super appoints new CFO

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2013
... to Deloitte Australia, where she was a partner. She currently represents the superannuation industry on the federal government's Financial Reporting Council. Kelleher's appointment follows the appointment of Julia Pryor as Vision Super's General Counsel ...

Government scraps proposed SMSF transfer changes

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2013
The federal government has scrapped proposed amendments to the Taxation and Superannuation Laws (2013 Measures No. 1) Bill 2013 banning self-managed super funds (SMSF) from carrying out off-market transfers of listed securities. Under the proposal ...