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Niche super funds cooperate to avoid merging

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2013
As compliance costs for super funds skyrocket, small super funds are cooperating to find ways of achieving scale without having to merge, according to IFAA trustee services manager Michael Corcoran. Corcoran, who provides secretariat and advisory services ...

Government to amend FoFA by the end of year

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2013

Customers accuse NAB of "predatory lending" in Senate inquiry

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2013
The National Australia Bank (NAB) does not intend to make a submission to the Senate inquiry into the performance of the Australian Securities and Investment Commissions (ASIC) despite customer submissions accusing the bank of "predatory lending." A ...

HUB24 inks deal with Premium

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2013
HUB24 has inked a deal to administer a new white label investment and superannuation wrap offering for boutique financial advisory group Premium Wealth Management (Premium). As part of the agreement, the HUB24 platform will be branded for use by Premium's ...

Government scraps Super Charter

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2013
The government has announced it will scrap Labor's plan to set up a Council of Superannuation Guardians and a Charter of Superannuation Adequacy and Sustainability, arguing it would create unnecessary bureaucracy. The purpose of the Charter was to "clearly ...

Cap scrap leaves tax abuses unanswered

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2013
The financial services industry has welcomed the removal of the self-education expense deductions, but the measure leaves concerns about taxpayers' abuse of the system unanswered. The Labor government introduced a cap of $2,000 on tax deductibility ...

ASIC didn't take my claims seriously: whistleblower

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2013
Whistleblower and business partner of now banned Lifestyle Trader director Aussie Rob has accused the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) of not taking his claims seriously. In a submission to the Senate inquiry into the performance ...

Madison appoints general manager

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2013
Financial planning firm Madison Financial Group has appointed a new general manager who will focus on attracting new advisers. Giulio Russo has been appointed to the role and will be taking care of compliance issues and supporting the firm's growth. ...

Nearly 50% of woman to suffer under LISC dumping

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2013
... Australia (ISA) has ramped up its campaign to save the low income superannuation concession (LISC), saying scrapping Labor's plan will hurt almost one in two Australian women. The industry body also claimed that the repeal of the LISC and the two-year ...

Government removes self-education cap

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2013
The Coalition government has removed the cap on tax deductibility of self-education expenses introduced by the Labor government in July. "With the vast bulk of claims for self-education expenses coming from those earning less than $80,000, this was ...