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CPA responds to advice exemption

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2012
... is no absolute imperative." The decision to grant an extension to financial advisers followed consultation with representatives from the financial planning, tax and accounting bodies, the Tax Practitioners Board and the Australian Securities and Investments ...

MySuper consultation draws focus on divisions

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2012
... point to what he says is a gap in director independence in the not for profit space. "The employer and employee representatives who are on those boards are also the employee and employer representatives that recommend which superannuation fund should ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2012
... vice-chairman William Dudley overnight had also boosted markets, Mr Waterer said. "Following the comments from Fed representatives this week, the market seems more inclined to expect the US interest rate to remain low until the middle of 2014," he said. ...

ECT assessments spike on government cap decision

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 2 APR 2012
... contributions - that is absolutely the reason we saw the spike of nearly 300%," Dunn said. In a recent House of Representatives Committee on Economics hearing, CPA Australia expressed concern that the Government may come to be reliant on the revenue ...

FOFA passing causes industry division

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2012
The Future of Financial Advice legislation has successfully passed through the House of Representatives to very mixed reactions from the wealth management industry. Minister for Financial Services Bill Shorten called the legislation "historic reforms" ...

Breach in contrib caps should not be taken for revenue: CPA

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2012
Speaking at the House of Representatives Committee on Economics inquiry today, Michael Davison, superannuation policy adviser, CPA, warned against using a "sledgehammer for a walnut" by overcomplicating the law for a very small number who purposefully ...

Senate committee gives FOFA green light

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2012
... recommending passage subject to nine recommendations. The report was tabled in Parliament yesterday, with the House of Representatives debate due to take place today following months of industry lobbying of the Independents. The Senate committee's recommendations ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2012
... inflation is within targets, so the RBA's comfortable with rates where they are." Mr Stevens, addressing a House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics on Friday, said the cash rate would likely remain steady at 4.25 per cent, despite the ...

Plan B continues eastern state expansion

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2012
... direction in which Plan B intends to move and believe that the combined group will benefit both our Authorised Representatives and their clients." My Adviser founder and chairman Michael Summers will be stepping down from his role and retiring from all ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2012
... Locally, on Friday morning, Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor Glenn Stevens will appear before the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics. The market will be watching for clues regarding the interest rate outlook after the RBA's ...