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Accounting

The Institute of Public Accountants has welcomed the Coalition’s new policy paper which re-affirms the promise to repeal some of the more controversial elements of the Fu...

Accounting

A new ICAA white paper argues the case for a new Government to recognise the ability of accountants to rebuild community trust in the financial services industry....

Financial planning

The Coalition has released a new policy paper which confirms it would amend FOFA to “reduce compliance costs for small business financial advisers”. ...

Superannuation

With the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms having come into effect as of 1 July, Tria Investment Partners Andrew Baker says the legislation has failed to address ...

Financial planning

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

Superannuation

SPAA welcomes excess concessional contributions amendments...

Financial planning

The legislation to enshrine the term ‘financial planner/adviser’ has failed to make it into the Senate but the FPA has not given up....

Policy & Regulation

The Federal Opposition has confirmed it will back any move by new Treasurer, Chris Bowen, to delay the implementation of FOFA....

Policy & Regulation

FSC chief John Brogden has written to the new Labor government asking for FOFA to be extended until 1 July, 2014....

Life/Risk

Suncorp reports itself to ASIC and accepts life and general insurance compliance upgrade. ...

Financial planning

Tumultuous events in Canberra open the question of who will get the Financial Services portfolio....

Superannuation

The high level of unknowns resulting from rapidly completed super legislation will require the regulators to be tolerant....

Superannuation

ASFA has called for an independent review of large SuperStream costs....

Accounting

Accountants accept TASA outcome, saying it is the ultimate outcome rather than the journey that matters. ...

Financial planning

Daily media coverage of the events leading up to the CFP enforceable undertaking generates moves for another Parliamentary inquiry....

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