FEDERAL OPPOSITION

Policy & Regulation

The planning industry has welcomed the Government’s FOFA changes most of which will be imposed via regulation but which include a tougher approach to conflicted remunerat...

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Policy & Regulation

The AFA is not surprised by the report of the Parliamentary Committee on the FOFA amendments but wants the line held on product advice....

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Financial planning

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

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Editorial

Just because both the Government and the Federal Opposition have, in their own ways, undertaken not to significantly alter the superannuation settings in a post-election ...

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Superannuation

Coalition uses leaders’ debate to claim the Government is ready to fiddle with super....

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Superannuation

Federal Treasurer knocks back financial services inquiry if Government re-elected....

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Financial planning

APRA has commenced proceedings in the Australian Federal Court seeking the disqualification of former Trio Capital director David Millhouse....

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Editorial

The Federal Treasurer, Chris Bowen, made a very good point when addressing the recent Financial Services Council annual conference: in 1996 the then Federal Opposition pr...

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Financial planning

Grandfathering will remain under a Coalition Government unless the client decides otherwise....

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Superannuation

The Federal Opposition lodges questions on underlying costs of MySuper products....

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Superannuation

A Coalition Government will make specific changes to super policy and fixing FOFA. ...

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Superannuation

The Rudd government has promised a five-year freeze on super changes, but the Coalition remains sceptical....

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Superannuation

The Federal Opposition has called on the Government to give undertakings not use superannuation as a milch cow to feed the Budget deficit....

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Funds management

The aftermath of what was deemed the largest superannuation fund fraud in Australian history has seen only one individual jailed so far, with most other parties having th...

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Financial planning

The Federal Opposition has urged new Treasurer, Chris Bowen, to revisit the Government’s approach to Trio/Astarra compensation arrangements....

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