FEDERAL BUDGET
Superannuation
Coalition urges industry to help stop Government’s super tax changes before they occur because there are no guarantees post-Budget....
Superannuation
The FPA, in its Treasury submission, has said the Government needs to immediately increase the super contributions cap and implement a longer-term financial plan....
Editorial
Mike Taylor writes that with the Government again having signalled the likelihood of change to Australia’s superannuation regime, its persistent fiddling continues to und...
The Government has flagged its intention to remove the superannuation tax concessions enjoyed by high-income earners....
Superannuation
The Government will need to be careful not to further erode confidence in the superannuation system as it frames the May Federal Budget, according to Institute of Charter...
Financial planning
The BlackRock Sovereign Risk Index has painted a positive picture of Australia - but it was an assessment made on the presumption the Government could deliver a Budget su...
Financial planning
While the ultimate shape of FOFA might depend on who wins the next Federal election, financial planners will have a busy year ahead nevertheless, writes the FPA’s Dante D...
Superannuation
Is 2013 the year of election "super" promises - or has the landscape changed forever? Aaron Dunn writes....
Editorial
Apart from volatile markets and investor sentiment, this year has also seen major policy developments, new investment trends and key career and business moves. Tim Stewar...
Financial planning
A billion dollars has already been committed to funds that fall under the Government's recently introduced Significant Investor Visa (SIV) scheme, according to estimates ...
Superannuation
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has applauded the Federal Government's lack of tax tinkering in its Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEF...
Editorial
APRA and Australian Bureau of Statistics data suggest the Government’s constant tinkering with superannuation is undermining confidence in the sector....
Editorial
The Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan and the Treasury must shelve any plans they may have to alter the superannuation tax regime to achieve a Budget surplus, warns Mike Taylo...
Superannuation
The prospect of further Government changes to superannuation and the removal of tax breaks currently in place for self-managed super funds (SMSFs) is unthinkable, accordi...
Superannuation
Self-Managed Super Fund Professionals' Association warns Government against further superannuation tinkering to bolster its promised Budget surplus....
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