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Proposed super cut will widen inequality for women: IFSA

KATE HAGE  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2006
IFSA has panned a Government task force's proposal to reduce super contributions, a move that may leave working women and casual employees without any superannuation contributions, contributing to widening inequality. Echoing the message sent by Association ...

ASFA slams proposal to cut super

KATE HAGE  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2006
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has slammed a Government task force suggestion to cut employer super contributions, a move it says will drastically reduce part-time and contract workers' superannuation savings. The proposal ...

Fin literacy won't happen overnight, but it will happen: Clitheroe

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2006
Paul Clitheroe, chair of the Financial Literacy Task Force, believes improving financial literacy is a 20 year project. Being a long term project, he said, it starts in the home, should be taught in schools and, above all, needs to be demonstrated through ...

Power of one through MLIM customised portfolios

... more difficult to crack than they initially thought. "We had a look at this a few years ago in Australia. We set up a task force but abandoned it after looking at it for six to nine months because we didn't have the product the way we liked it to be," ...

ABA counters international non-compliance findings

... proposals. The ABA has conceded that it is not surprised by the findings, which came out of the The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) report in June, and will use the report's recommendations to seek to tighten legislation. The FATF was part of a world ...

ATO to crack down on GST evasion

... contracts, receipts and invoices for services, and consideration of a wider campaign to encourage tax compliance. The task force said some small businesses simply did not understand their tax obligations, and recommended a new business starter pack and ...

FPA unveils revamp of CFP education program

... continue," said Other changes include the expansion of the program from four units to five, and the formation of a task force to write the new CFP curriculum and prepare the assessment and certification examination. The changes will bring the program ...