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New charity regulator promises less red tape

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2012
... Charities and Not-for-profits Commission in front of a broad cross-section of charities and not-for-profit sector representatives in Melbourne this morning. The ACNC, as it will be known, is the first ever national, independent regulator of charities ...

Something's gotta give

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2012
... before. The US government closed for business 1995 when talks between then President Bill Clinton and House of Representatives Speaker Newt Gingrich failed. The federal government shuttered from 14 to 19 November, 1995 and then again from 16 December ...

MySuper tranche three clears House of Reps

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2012
Tranche three of the Government's MySuper legislation has passed with complete support through the House of Representatives, on the last sitting day for the year. Passed yesterday, the Bill contains one of the key components of the Gillard Government's ...

Bogus super fund a wake-up call for investors: ASIC

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2012
... licence. The Melbourne address for Swiss Private is a virtual office and ASIC investigations have revealed no representatives of Swiss Private occupy or attend this address. As a result, ASIC has successfully had the Australian and US-based Swiss Private ...

Super funds told to embrace tech

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2012
... Milesi also urged funds to keep in mind that there were as many opportunities as there were threats, asking the representatives of funds present: "Are you an organisation with a history of innovation?" Superannuation funds are not necessarily behind ...

CBUS investments in CMFEU sights

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2012
... board rooms of superannuation funds, full stop." Given that of the 16 CBUS trustee directors only three are CFMEU representatives, disputes have not yet escalated beyond political rhetoric. However, any further intensification of protests could reinforce ...

Another Commonwealth Financial Planning adviser banned

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2012
... framework and address deficiencies. Further, where clients are found to have been adversely impacted by the conduct of representatives, CFPL will consider the circumstances and appropriately refund the client, said ASIC.

Market Wrap - PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2012
... election result, in which President Barack Obama won a second term and the Republicans retained control the House of Representatives. "I think you will probably see a bounce back in overseas markets tonight when they open," Mr Heffernan said. Still to ...

Obama victory ignites fiscal cliff fears

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2012
... spending cuts and tax increases amounting to $600 billion. However, with the Republicans in control of the House of Representatives, the task is likely to be met with political wrangling as happened with the debt ceiling debacle in 2011. Markets have ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2012
... Tuesday. But voters left Congress divided, with Democrats maintaining the Senate and Republicans holding the House of Representatives. LONDON - European stock markets closed lower and the euro fell against the US dollar. Traders on Wednesday were worried ...