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Funds receiving compulsory lost super transfers via the ATO should be required to deliver on insurance, says ASFA....
Financial planning
The Federal Opposition has urged new Treasurer, Chris Bowen, to revisit the Government’s approach to Trio/Astarra compensation arrangements....
Superannuation
Those hardest hit by the $100,000 limit on the pension income tax exemption may well be those left behind after the death of an SMSF pensioner, according to Bryce Figot a...
Financial planning
FPA chief executive officer Mark Rantall calls for planners to set industry moral compass....
Superannuation
The methodology used to measure superannuation tax concessions is "fatally flawed", according to SPAA's Andrea Slattery....
Financial planning
The legislation enshrining the term 'financial planner/adviser' will only become law if the Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, names a later election date. ...
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....
Superannuation
Super association claims tax concessions undermine super system ...
Financial planning
After much debate, FOFA is set to hit the beach in a matter of days on 1 July. D-Day is imminent – and a survival strategy for planners is now absolutely imperative, writ...
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....
Financial planning
The FPA has been foremost in welcoming the Coalition’s breakthrough on the TASA legislation delivering planners a further 12 months’ exemption. ...
Financial planning
Planners will get a further 12 months relief on TASA changes as part of Government concessions to Coalition on the legislation. ...
Editorial
Investors are flooding back to property, and as they do they might start asking whether direct or listed is the way to go – or perhaps even both. Freya Purnell writes....
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Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...
Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...