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Editorial

Pausing FOFA changes a win for pragmatism

It would be very easy to have read the announcement by the Minister for Finance, Senator Mathias Cormann, that he was pausing the FOFA change process as some sort of a vi...

Editorial

Outflanked in FOFA PR battle

Mike Taylor writes that planners and the Government need to reflect upon how they were once again outflanked by the industry funds in the battle for the hearts and minds ...

Superannuation

Brand and technology the keys for super

AIST chief Tom Garcia says not-for-profit superannuation funds need to promote their brands to survive....

Policy & Regulation

Cormann renews FOFA reform vigour

Cormann signals FOFA reform fight....

Financial planning

Sinodinos stands down from front bench

Assistant Treasurer duties handed to former Shadow Assistant Treasurer Mathias Cormann...

Financial planning

Planners watch Sinodinos ICAC events

Planners watch events in ICAC and hope they do not impact pace of FOFA changes....

Editorial

Detecting the self-interest in criticisms of FOFA changes

Based on recent media coverage, it would be easy to believe that the Abbott Government was quite recklessly setting about dismantling all the consumer protections contain...

Policy & Regulation

Sinodinos says ASIC will monitor FOFA changes

The Assistant Treasurer, Senator Arthur Sinodinos, says ASIC will monitor FOFA changes to ensure they are meeting their objectives....

Editorial

Fair Work Commission raises the MySuper stakes

MySuper and the default funds under modern awards regime have been areas of controversy for many months but, as Mike Taylor writes, the actions of the Fair Work Commissio...

Superannuation

Case for lowering SMSF levy

SPAA has argued the self-managed super fund levy could come down substantially after recent government measures saw the clearing of the tax amendments backlog....

Financial planning

Sinodinos reinforces investment objectives

Assistant Treasurer Arthur Sinodinos points to expanding agenda for super investment....

Editorial

ASIC’s planner education future

Mike Taylor writes that ASIC chairman Greg Medcraft has laid out how the regulator sees the future of financial planner education – and the challenge will be how the indu...

Policy & Regulation

FOFA regulatory changes nearly ready

The Assistant Treasurer, Senator Arthur Sinodinos, says the regulatory changes to FOFA will be ready by the end of this month....

Editorial

Whose interests does Industry Super Australia represent?

In case financial planners have not noticed, the Abbott Government’s moves to change FOFA, either by regulation or legislative amendment, has been the subject of a concer...