The Government has no reasons based on equity to alter the taxation arrangements applying to superannuation, according to the Association of Superannuation Funds of Austr...
The Institute of Public Accountants has called for a soft compulsion approach to superannuation contributions for younger Australians with compulsory contributions and hi...
SMSF trustees need to take a closer look at their treatment of gains and losses with respect to trading stock affecting capital gains tax (CGT), following the recent pass...
Deloitte survey points to a pick-up in the sentiment of Australia's chief financial officers....
SMSFs with higher exposures to equities would have done better than most through the opening months of 2012, according to the assessment of two of the leading superannuat...
The Financial Planning Association and Financial Planning Education Council have released for consultation a national financial planning curriculum that also calls for a ...
Despite the largest institutions holding almost half the market share, the financial planning industry remains highly competitive, according to a report published by IBIS...
ASIC has accepted the enforceable undertaking of Sydney-based auditor Graham Bruce Abbott after he failed to comply with rotational requirements....
ASIC has permanently banned a former contracts for difference (CFD) dealer after it found that he had engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct under a deregistered bus...
With life insurance being placed in the ‘too-hard’ basket for many Australians, the industry has developed simple and convenient methods to take out cover. However, as Ti...
After last month’s surprise hold, the Reserve Bank of Australia has announced its latest interest rate decision....
Libby Roy has been appointed as an independent non-executive director on the board of AZ NGA....
A professional year supervisor has been banned for five years after advice provided by his provisional relevant provider was deemed to be inappropriate, the first time th...
Significant ethical issues there. If a relationship is in the process of breaking down then both parties are likely to b...
It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...
So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...