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Policy & Regulation
The Federal Government has injected enough complexity and uncertainty into its Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) legislation that it may not be possible for the industry ...
Superannuation
SPAA welcomes Shorten's superannuation guarantee changes, but wants action on contribution caps....
Superannuation
<b>Updated:</b> Shadow Assistant Treasurer Mathias Cormann has questioned Assistant Treasurer Bill Shorten's claim to be abolishing the superannuation guarantee age limit...
Policy & Regulation
The proposed changes to transfer pricing rules will ensure multinational corporations operating in Australia pay the correct amount of tax on their income, according to A...
Superannuation
Assistant Treasurer Bill Shorten has been accused of protecting industry superannuation funds and handing them an edge in the provision of financial advice....
Policy & Regulation
A Money Management roundtable reveals consensus around rising cost of FOFA and the influence of Industry Super Network....
Policy & Regulation
The Federal Opposition claims the Government's FOFA bill breaches its own best practice with respect to regulatory impact....
Financial planning
The Government has released draft regulations relating to the way ASIC will recover costs from market participants in a new multi-operator environment....
Accounting
Small Independent Super Funds Association wants definitive framework for accountants providing advice....
Financial planning
The Government's inclusion of an annual disclosure on all financial advisers in its FOFA bills seriously breaches understanding around the legislation....
Policy & Regulation
The Federal Opposition will seek to have the Government's Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) bills sent to a Parliamentary inquiry....
Editorial
Amid all the discussion around the recent release of the Government’s Stonger Super package, there existed the strong assumption that low-cost, low-fee MySuper products w...
Financial planning
An equity release industry body has praised the Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services Bill Shorten's consultative approach before introducing changes to...
Editorial
Putting aside the increasingly open question of whether the Gillard Labor Government will remain in power long enough to oversee the implementation of its Future of Finan...
Superannuation
Multiple superannuation fund directorships and default funds under modern awards seen as key omissions from Stronger Super....
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The succession dilemma is more than just a matter of commitments.This isn’t simply about younger vs. older advisers. It’...
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...