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Government agrees to 12-month TASA exemption

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2013
The government has agreed to extend the exemption for financial planners to become registered tax agents under the Tax Agent Services Act (TASA) bill. The current exemption will be extended to June 30, 2014 and there will be a three year transition ...

Infrastructure trumps other assets over time: ISN

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2013
... infrastructure, promoting the industry super sector as a responsible alternative to for-profit investors. The NSW Government's plan to privatise the Port of Newcastle, the nation's biggest coal port, on a 99-year lease is likely to interest industry ...

AFA Inspire initiative launched in Sydney

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2013
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) formally launched its Inspire initiative to provide a network and professional community for women in the financial advice industry at an event in Sydney last night. The initiative is aimed not only at financial ...

Nikko AM appoints chief legal officer

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2013
Nikko Asset Management has appointed Ross Long to its senior management team as chief legal officer. He will be responsible for the funds management business' global legal functions. Long has been involved in the law and finance industries for nearly ...

Wall Street to stage cyberattack wargame drill

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2013
... 66% of these breaches took months or even years to spot," he said. Coinciding with SIFMA's fears of cyber threats is its plan to establish a consolidated audit trail (CAT) that will capture the full lifecycle of trades. "The sheer size of the CAT database ...

The Big Benny sings

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2013
... the incoming data and the outlook. Our purchases are tied to what happens in the economy. We have no deterministic or fixed plan." Big Benny's message was look at the economy stupid (no he didn't actually say stupid but I think he was thinking that)...not ...

AustralianSuper awards mandate to Henderson

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2013

UK RDR yet to change adviser charging models

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2013
The UK Retail Distribution Review was launched with much fanfare end last year, but it seems to have had only minor material impact on adviser remuneration methods. A survey of the post-RDR impact released by the Action Consulting Goup (ACG) revealed ...

TASA may also affect industry super funds

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2013
As the financial services industry awaits MPs' position on the amendments to the Tax Agent Services Act (TASA) bill, industry superannuation funds have raised concerns that the legislation could also affect them. The Australian Institute of Superannuation ...

Challenger stages lifetime annuities comeback

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2013
... a dramatic comeback with Challenger targeting sales of $240 million in the 2013 financial year. According to figures from Plan For Life, the industry has not seen demand of that size since 2004, when the top six companies achieved sales of $280 million. ...