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Superannuation, a key nation-building goal: Coonan at ASFA Conference

The enhancement of superannuation and retirement savings in Australia is a key nation-building process and a major priority of the Government policy-making process, according to the Federal Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer Helen Coonan. ...

Associated Planners to form view on 'soft dollar' benefits

Associated Planners Financial Services Ltd (AP) today announced it would lead a working party aimed at establishing an official position on soft dollar benefits. Soft dollar benefits are services exchanged between financial institutions without cash ...

AFA hits out on ASIC's FSR license powers

The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has sought urgent clarification from Hon Ross Cameron MP, the Minister responsible for the Financial Services Reform Act (FSRA), and from ASIC, on how consumers can be protected from the consequences of a ...

Anti-spam bill passed

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2003
Australians may soon get relief from annoying, unsolicited emails after the House of Representatives today passed a bill to combat spam emails. The bill will give the Australian Communications Authority the power to issue formal warnings, seek injunctions ...

ASIC approves Deakin AFS licence

Deakin Financial Services Group Ltd managing director Murray Hills has announced that the group's AFS License application has been approved by ASIC and will be effective from 1 October 2003. From this date, Deakin will transition to the new FSR system. ...

Costello admits full Telstra sale faces long road through Senate

Federal Treasurer Peter Costello admitted today it would be tough to pass legislation allowing the full sale of Telstra Corp through the Senate. The legislation passed through the House of Representatives last night. But Mr Costello admitted it would ...

St George adopts ABA code of banking practice

WITH AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2003
St George Bank Ltd today said it has adopted the revised code of banking practice developed by industry group the Australian Bankers' Association (ABA). The NSW regional bank said staff and representatives had been given training on the provisions of ...

FPA welcomes tax law amendment bill

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has welcomed the introduction of the Taxation Law Amendment Bill (No. 7) 2003 schedule 9 that aims to provide capital gains tax (CGT) roll-over relief for financial planning dealer groups. The Association said ...

RBA may cut interest rates, economy set to weaken: ICAP

The RBA seems set to cut interest rates soon, as the balance of risks slowly tilts and the economy looks set to weaken more than expected, the latest ICAP weekly insight has forecasted. "In its testimony to the House of Representatives Committee last ...

Wizard adds voice to rate cut predictions

Amid signs that interest rates are on their way down, Australian non-bank lender Wizard Home Loans has lowered its fixed interest rates and predicted that the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will cut rates soon. Wizard executive chairman Mark Bouris ...