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SPAA defends SMSF tax rules

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2014
The self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) industry has downplayed concerns that it does not pay enough tax, arguing the same tax rules apply across the board. Responding to a front-page article in the Australian Financial Review today, SMSF Professionals' ...

NAB launches super clearing house

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2014
National Australia Bank has launched a new superannuation clearing house to enable employers to make superannuation contributions to multiple employee funds and self-managed funds. NAB Super Pay also ensures employers are compliant with the Federal ...

Actuaries Institute to advise FSI on longevity

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2014
... original submission, while adding some new recommendations. It suggested that, in order to attain policy stability in superannuation, the government should establish an agency similar to the New Zealand Commission for Financial Literacy and Retirement ...

Frontier makes three key appointments

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2014
... Meanwhile Melinda He, formerly of EY, will join Frontier as an Analyst in September. At Ernst and Young she assisted superannuation funds with tax advice. Frontier chief executive Damian Maloney said of the appointments: "We place a great deal of importance ...

Movers and shakers

... management, distribution, responsible entity appointments, private wealth managements, and corporate and personal superannuation. Skaffold appointment signals assault on SMSF market Stock research company Skaffold.com has appointed Trevor Clisby to lead ...

Dimensional latest to join Calastone network

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2014
... global transaction network service. Calastone specialises in automating manual processes for the managed fund and superannuation sectors. Previously, platforms and funds communicated by fax machine, with data inputted manually by operators. Dimensional ...

Cap market efficiency plummets

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2014
... 'financialisation' where finance sector activity crowds out the real economy. Given that one of the reasons the modern superannuation system was developed was to create a pool of capital that would be available for nation building and capital formation ...

Mercer reveals confronting life expectancy research

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2014
... services industry are far-reaching and should hit home for individuals, businesses and policy makers in relation to superannuation savings, investment portfolio construction, healthcare and health system load, aged care and the need for personal financial ...

Consumers have no loyalty to financial institutions

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2014
... this include lack of incentive for customers to consolidate, competition from specialist providers such as for superannuation and insurance, lack of product awareness, some concern regarding the spread of risk and staff that may not feel confident in ...

Law firm rubbishes Grattan fee report

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2014
... Smith Freehills has urged the Financial System Inquiry (FSI) to throw out a controversial report that claims the superannuation system is too expensive. In a submission to the FSI, Herbert Smith Freehills criticises the FSI committee's adoption of the ...