FEDERAL OPPOSITION

Editorial

Mike Taylor writes that the Federal Opposition has signalled some of the so-called ‘concessions’ extracted around the passage of the FOFA bills may not have a life beyond...

Policy & Regulation

The Federal Opposition has signalled it remains to be convinced about either introducing or supporting legislation which would restrict the use of the terms 'financial pl...

Superannuation

The Opposition and Government are interpreting ATO research in different ways and the bottom line seems to be that many people remain confused....

Financial planning

The Federal Opposition will resume its push to make Australia a regional financial services hub....

Superannuation

The Opposition continues to question the detail and extent of the Government's superannuation tax changes for higher income earners....

Superannuation

Reports of payments to a union official and a mandate to a property developer have intensified the spotlight on industry superannuation funds governance....

Financial planning

Minister for Financial Services Bill Shorten canvasses SMSF compensation levy while fingering some financial advisers on Trio Capital collapse....

Superannuation

Opposition urges action to extend compensation to a wider range of Trio Capital investors....

Superannuation

Industry super funds move to provide more transparency around remuneration ahead of Government-imposed obligations....

Policy & Regulation

The Federal Opposition believes some segments of the financial planning industry got 'sold a dummy' on the manner in which approved industry codes of conduct would 'obvia...

Financial planning

Key opposition parliamentarians Senators Mathias Cormann and Arthur Sinodinos to give the counter view on the Budget at AFA forum....

Accounting

Opposition urges Shorten to resolve accountants' exemption or hand task to someone who can....

Superannuation

With the Government virtually certain to change superannuation tax arrangements in the Budget, the industry and the Opposition are continuing their warnings....

Superannuation

Government warned that the costs of tinkering with superannuation could far outweigh the benefits....

Financial planning

Shorten claims Government a step ahead of Coalition on super comparability....

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