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07 January 2015 • By • 1 min read

ASIC sheds light on vertical integration probe

The corporate regulator has released details on its surveillance of vertically integrated wealth managers, revealing it is on the lookout for ...

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Half a million Australians to be hit with super tax without indexation, FSC projects

New modelling from the FSC has found that more than 500,000 Australians will be impacted by the time they reach retirement if the government stands ...

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IFM warns public disclosure of asset values could hurt super fund members

IFM has firmly opposed any push for publicly disclosing current valuations of private market assets, arguing it would “damage the financial interests ...

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Wilson ramps up campaign against taxing unrealised super gains

Wilson Asset Management chairman Geoff Wilson has made it his mission to educate the Greens regarding the impact the taxing unrealised gains component ...

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YFYS constraints under fire for hindering sustainable capital allocation

Australia’s strict investment mandates and short-term return pressures are holding back capital flows into vital social and environmental sectors, ...

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Iress completes divestment of super business in latest strategic move

The financial services software firm has confirmed the finalised sale of its superannuation business as it seeks to increase its focus on other key ...

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Division 296 could saddle 1 SMSF with $30m tax liability

The top end of the SMSF spectrum is likely to be hit with some eye-watering bills, but a super balance in excess of $1.5 billion is exactly the type ...

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Shadow finance minister says Australians will bear cost of Labor’s fiscal missteps

The new-look Coalition has “got an urgent task” to hold the government to account for its fiscal failure and the cost that all Australians are going ...

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ASIC tightens the screws on super trustees over death benefits

ASIC is not done with death benefits, commissioner Simone Constant warned trustees this week, stressing that the corporate regulator remains focused ...

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QSuper agrees to $67m settlement over insurance premium disclosure

QSuper has agreed to an in-principle settlement of nearly $70 million over claims it failed to notify members of life insurance premium changes

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