FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
Financial planning
The Federal Government has recommitted to delivering on the Financial Markets Report regime evolving out of the so-called Johnson Report - the first time it has been flag...
Superannuation
Assets constituting trading stock were once the exception to the rule, as they did not have to be treated according to the CGT provisions. DBA Lawyers' Bryce Figot and Na...
Editorial
In order to bring back the appeal of managed funds, Australia needs to comply with the newly created international standards on managed fund structures, according to Harv...
Life/Risk
For insurers to survive and thrive they must pursue a program of continuous and customer-led innovation, writes Duncan West....
Superannuation
The time has come for a total rethink about how investors are looked after when there is a 'Trio Capital', according to SPAA's Peter Burgess....
Superannuation
The same timing problems which impacted FOFA are now impacting MySuper....
Editorial
The industry is still waiting on an announcement from the Government following the decision to remove the accountants' exemption on providing advice on SMSFs as part of F...
Tools & guides
General awareness among financial planners about issues associated with aged care is one thing, but having a strong knowledge in this area is another, writes IOOF’s Marti...
Superannuation
Institute of Chartered Accountants specialist Liz Westover questions who is really paying for the Government's Federal Budget changes to superannuation....
Superannuation
The Minister for Financial Services, Bill Shorten, has confirmed the workings of reduced tax concessions on those earning over $300,000....
Financial planning
Bibby Financial Services national sales manager Gary Green has called on the Government to provide tax relief to small businesses....
Editorial
If, as is being widely speculated, the Federal Government uses the Federal Budget to once again alter the tax setting around Australia’s superannuation system, the ALP wi...
Editorial
Matt Drennan looks at the Government’s decision to support certain industries and whether it is completely necessary....
Superannuation
The Federal Government has been accused of taking a "backward and capricious step" by altering the tax settings on superannuation in the forthcoming Federal Budget....
Superannuation
The Government's intended Budget changes to superannuation are just a reincarnation of the super surcharge, according to the Small Independent Superannuation Funds Associ...
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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...