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18 July 2013 • By Chris Kennedy • 1 min read

Call for super funds to act on mental health

Super funds and other institutions such as group insurers have been called on to help educate staff and members on mental health issues

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Platinum cautions against China pessimism

Platinum Capital Limited has cautioned investors against being too bearish about China’s credit risks, believing many of the problems can be overcome

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Compliance on ATO’s radar, warns SPAA

The SMSF Professionals’ Association of Australia (SPAA) has warned that SMSF trustees will be facing increased compliance scrutiny, following an ...

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Vertical integration on Senate radar

Vertical integration should be on the agenda of the parliamentary inquiry into the Australian Securities and Investments Commission ...

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Blurring the line between accounting and advice

Accountants and financial planners will be almost indistinguishable to consumers in three years – and it is commercial realities, not regulatory ...

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ASIC takes CBA and HSBC to task

Following concerns raised in May, the regulator has forced the Commonwealth Bank (CBA) and HSBC to change the way certain retail structured products ...

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Spotlight on gender performance in super

The adoption of the new Workplace Gender Equality Act 2012 will enable investors to better assess the gender performance of organisations, according ...

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Infrastructure’s inflation protection variable

The inflationary protection that listed infrastructure offers varies across sub-sectors and is something investors should be aware of if they are to ...

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Countplus takes stake in SMSF administrator

National accountancy and advice group Countplus (CUP) has announced plans to acquire a “strategic” stake in Super-IP, the company that owns ...

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Industry receives six-month FATCA reprieve

The Australian financial services industry will have a further six months to comply with what it calls the “onerous procedures” contained within the ...

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