FEDERAL BUDGET

Superannuation

Coalition urges industry to help stop Government’s super tax changes before they occur because there are no guarantees post-Budget....

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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....

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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...

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The Government has flagged its intention to remove the superannuation tax concessions enjoyed by high-income earners....

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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...

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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...

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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...

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Superannuation

Is 2013 the year of election "super" promises - or has the landscape changed forever? Aaron Dunn writes....

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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...

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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 ...

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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...

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Editorial

APRA and Australian Bureau of Statistics data suggest the Government’s constant tinkering with superannuation is undermining confidence in the sector....

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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...

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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...

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Superannuation

Self-Managed Super Fund Professionals' Association warns Government against further superannuation tinkering to bolster its promised Budget surplus....

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