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ECT relief should apply to non-concessional contributions: SPAA

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2013
... current remedial options available to members who breach their non-concessional cap are grossly inadequate." SPAA Director Technical and Professional Standards Graeme Colley said the 93% figure is reached by doubling the top rate of 46.5%. He said excess ...

Super tax concession policy 'fatally flawed': SPAA

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2013
... pension, and tax revenue gained from earnings of superannuation investments and from withdrawals. SPAA's director of technical and professional standards Graeme Colley said there are two things stopping the government from taking a longer term, more ...

AIST employee to take legal action over workplace dispute

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013
... Commission that it was vital that the role be fulfilled by someone who was full time and on site and said waiting for technical issues to be solved had impacted the business. Later the industry body agreed to explore the possibility of a job sharing ...

AFA Inspire initiative launched in Sydney

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2013
... Kaplan Professional as its principal education partner. Nick Hakes, head of Campus AFA said education was not just about technical proficiency and knowledge. "Advisers also need to know how to apply that knowledge and those skills. It is critical to ...

BT launches adviser website and app

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2013
... website, BT Adviser Services (BTAS), bringing its entire practice management offer into one place. BTAS gives access to technical information and advice in areas such as superannuation, social security, retirement planning, tax aged care and estate planning. ...

Who will fill the SMSF education gap?

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2013
... on what they need to do to pass SPAA's designation exams. The organisation has also introduced webinars focusing on technical content. As for more formal programs specifically designed for the SMSF market, there is not a great deal on offer. Currently ...

Rivkin firm launches managed funds

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2013
... the existing Rivkin Local advice product. There will also be an unconstrained long/short global hedge fund that blends technical and fundamental analysis of exchange-traded and over-the-counter instruments. This more complex product is similar to the ...

APRA finalises Stronger Super reporting standards

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2013
... requirements from funds following reaction from trustees. APRA has written to funds explaining the adjustments, which are technical and highly detailed. The outcome is funds will have to follow 32 reporting standards, down from the initial proposals ...

TASA necessary for customer protection: accountants

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2013
... as an organisation and obtained it within three months. "There is a difference between doing tax returns and applying technical aspects of the law into financial planning strategies, we have been applying the effect of tax to advice for ages," Ling said. ...

Merrill Lynch to pay $120k over compliance infringement

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2013
... Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) said Merrill Lynch had failed to put in place "organisational and technical resources for its system for the automated processing of orders, including appropriate automated filters." Merrill Lynch ...