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FPA extends free online advice service

FPA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2009
... Financial Planning Week. Volunteer advisers are on hand to answer basic finance questions ranging from salary sacrifice to CGT and superannnuation. But Jo-Anne Bloch, FPA chief executive, said that the association is extending the service until the end ...

What-if scenarios bring Budget blues

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2009
... concessions and abolishing co-contributions. From a tax perspective, the government could potentially abolish the capital gains tax (CGT) discount, defer promised tax cuts and abolish the dividend imputation. While abolishing co-contributions and changing ...

CGT roll-over relief for super mergers

MEDIA RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2009
The Federal Government is expanding the optional capital gains tax (CGT) roll-over for capital losses for mergers of complying superannuation funds. Senator Nick Sherry, Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law, last week announced that the optional ...

ING unveils CGT calculator

RUTH LIEW AND MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2009
... looking for a projection of their clients' capital gains can now do it all online, following the launch of ING Australia's CGT calculator on its OneAnswer platform. ING today unveilled an online capital gains calculator that allows advisers to perform ...

IFSA backs govt tax proposal

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2009
... proposal. "MLC welcomes Senator Nick Sherry's Treasury discussion paper on the Government's measure to provide an optional CGT roll-over for superannuation funds that merge with other complying funds. MLC recognises the importance of making the rationalisation ...

Perpetual slashes CGT costs

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2008
Advisers looking for an edge around CGT costs can now access Perpetual's WealthFocus Investment Advantage - a new non-super product that allows switching investment options without incurring capital gains tax. Eric Wang, Perpetual group executive of ...

Till taxes do us part

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2008
Divorced couples unwary of CGT pitfalls could be in for a world of tax pain without professional financial advice, said Centric Wealth. Couples looking to untie the knot can often make the most out of the capital gains tax rollover relief, however they ...

Præmium tackles UK SMAs

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2008
... powers its virtual wrap platform. This technology, already administering in excess of $28 billion in Australia, incorporates a CGT calculations engine and provides consolidated portfolio reporting for Smartfund, managed fund, direct equity and other ...

Retail profits, currency price cuts and ag-flation

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2008
... household electronic goods. The ACCI also proposed other initiatives such as taxation compliance improvements and streamlining of CGT rates, but compared to fighting inflation these are most likely just secondary concerns in Canberra right now. The inflationary ...

Murder on super

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2008
... super," he said. In a double whammy for investors, some of these investments may now be slapped with a capital gains tax (CGT) liability charge following the disposal of their investments. Investors who viewed the CGT as an opportunity cost back in June ...