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Labor blindsides super legislation

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2016
The Federal Government's position on superannuation will be reaffirmed today as three pieces of legislation are introduced to parliament, all despite Labor's attempts to blindside the occasion. The legislation stems from this year's Budget announcements ...

Advisers to foot $24m bill

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2016
... they are charged a levy based on the number of advisers registered on the Financial Advisers Register (FAR). Under the proposal licensees would pay $960 per number of advisers listed on the FAR. AFS Licensees who provide personal advice on Tier 2 products ...

New investment vehicles need work: industry

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2016
... said. J.P. Morgan tax and financial reporting product manager Roger Chan told Thursday's forum that the government's proposal to legislate corporate CIVs by 1 July 2017, "is a very aggressive timeframe." "And there are questions around how many people ...

Super funds should reassess view of balances: Challenger

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2016
... their point of view, given the government's ongoing efforts to effectively define the purpose of superannuation, and the proposal to facilitate an income product that will expand the options for retirees in managing key financial risks associated with ...

Clydesdale in talks to acquire RBS subsidiary

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2016
... "created an independent competitor in the UK banking market," and that the CYBG board has made a preliminary non-binding proposal "in relation to Williams & Glyn operations." The statement continued: "This engagement is ongoing and there can be no certainty ...

AustralianSuper, IFM Investors buy Ausgrid in five weeks

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2016
... largest institutional investors. A spokesman for IFM Investors confirmed the consortium began preparing its unsolicited proposal the moment Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison knocked back a foreign investment bid on August 19. Both IFM Investors and AustralianSuper ...

Future Fund model for social housing

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2016
... KPMG, released a report suggesting the new funds would provide more money and more places for vulnerable households. The proposal has garnered support from Industry Super Australia which said "there is an urgent need to boost the supply of affordable ...

Super reforms finalised by year's end

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2016
Treasurer Scott Morrison is adamant the government's wave of superannuation reforms will be introduced to parliament by the end of 2016. Morrison released the third tranche of reforms on Friday and said the legislative amendments better target superannuation ...

Next wave of super legislation rolls in

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2016
... $250,000. Morrison said this would "make the taxation of concessional superannuation contributions more sustainable." Another proposal means individuals with balances of less than $500,000 will be able to 'carry forward' unused concessional cap space ...

AustralianSuper and IFM seek energy asset

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 26 SEP 2016
... government re-launching its Ausgrid acquisition process, both IFM Investors and AustralianSuper submitted an unsolicited proposal to purchase a 50.4% interest in a 99-year lease. NSW Treasurer Gladys Berejiklian said the institutional investors' proposal ...