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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