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Asia Region Funds Passport legislation tabled

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018
Legislation to implement the Asia Region Funds Passport Bill was tabled in Federal Parliament yesterday but the Financial Services Council said there is still work to be done. Minister for Financial Services and Revenue Kelly O'Dwyer described the initiative ...

Labor's amended cash dividend refunds fall short: SMSFA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2018
The Labor Party's attempt to protect age pensioners from its proposed excess dividend imputation credits reform still falls short, the SMSF Association says. Labor introduced the Pensioner Guarantee yesterday as a way to protect pensioners from abolishing ...

Victims of crime to receive super access

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAR 2018
The Federal Government is working to give victims of horrific crime an ability to access the superannuation balances of perpetrators. Speaking outside Parliament House yesterday, Minister for Revenue and Financial Services Kelly O'Dwyer said the Government ...

Top stocks shine in the long term: ABDO

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2018
Despite the market volatility and challenges 2018 has thrown at advisers, this is a good time to cut through the short-term noise and reflect on opportunities that'll pay off in the long run, according leading fund managers. Lazard Asset Management ...

O'Dwyer flags government intervention on insurance in super code

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2018
The Revenue and Financial Services Minister said the Federal Government is prepared to take matters into its own hands because superannuation funds still aren't doing enough to stop life insurance premiums unduly eroding retirement savings. Kelly O'Dwyer ...

Industry responds to latest FASEA guidance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2018
Financial advice industry associations will now look to fill any holes found in the educational pathway guidance issued by the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority yesterday. In acknowledging FASEAs statement, the Association of Financial ...

Former UniSuper investment analyst joins AustralianSuper

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2018
A senior investment analyst at UniSuper, who left the fund in July last year, has taken on a new role at AustralianSuper. Joseph McWilliams joins AustralianSuper as a senior business analyst. While at UniSuper, he worked in the portfolio analysis and ...

Long-standing Djerriwarrh executive retires

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2018
Djerriwarrh Investments Limited will soon see long-standing director Andrew Guy leave after about three decades in the job. Guy has served as a Djerriwarrh Investments director since December 1989. He has also held a spot on the company's investment ...

AIST names Governance Code panel

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2018
A former APRA general manager will chair the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees' new Governance Code Monitoring Panel. Greg Brunner has been appointed to chair the panel that will oversee the Governance Code coming into effect on July 1 ...

Chief economist update: The art of the deal exemplified

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2018
... official said, and allies could be excluded if they can demonstrate how the tariffs would damage their national security." Yes Virginia, it's the divide and conquer rule! This is because instead of ganging up on America, every other country would be ...