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Tuesday, 18 June 2013 | Chris Kennedy

A parliamentary joint committee (PJC) has recommended Tax Agent Services Act (TASA) changes be reintroduced to parliament and passed with only slight changes.

Tuesday, 18 June 2013 | Tim Stewart

The industry fund sector has warned against so-called “scope creep”, which could see providers of intra-fund advice caught up in the Tax Agent Services Act (TASA) regime.

Tuesday, 18 June 2013 | Owen Holdaway

There is a general cynicism about the benefits of MySuper reforms among super fund leaders, according to new research by Buchan Consulting.

Tuesday, 18 June 2013 | Tim Stewart

Colonial First State (CFS) has entered the low-cost superannuation market with its MySuper-compliant, low-cost ‘life stage’ fund Commonwealth Essential Super.

Tuesday, 18 June 2013 | Owen Holdaway

There is potentially systemic risk in the global system, caused in part by the inability of the markets to adequately price risk premiums among high yielding assets, according to Fred Goodwin, a macro strategist at State Street Global Markets.

Tuesday, 18 June 2013 | Rachael Micallef

Provisio Technology says its acquisition by Rubik Financial, which was finalised yesterday, will allow it to broaden its reach from the scaled to the comprehensive advice market.

Tuesday, 18 June 2013 | Rachael Micallef

Australia is likely to surpass the United States in lifecycle fund investing by the end of the decade, as the baby boomer generation starts retiring.

Monday, 17 June 2013 | Chris Kennedy

The first quarter of 2013 saw the huge growth in funds under management (FUM) seen in 2012/2013 continue. However, another annual correction looks set for the final quarter, according to new data from Plan For Life.