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Financial planning

The Government has made a big push to improve financial literacy among consumers, but was it the right approach? Tim Stewart reports....

Superannuation

Shadow Financial Services Minister Mathias Cormann has flagged plans to increase the concessional contribution caps....

Editorial

Mike Taylor writes that it is passing strange that the Government has allowed a debate around the super taxes for upper income earners when it has failed to implement a v...

Superannuation

Australia Institute head calls for Treasury to reveal costs of super versus pension savings....

Financial planning

Financial advisers have echoed concerns by the Australian Lawyers Alliance that super tax changes will impact those who are catastrophically disabled, calling on the FPA ...

Superannuation

Criticism of the Government’s super tax changes has extended to the law community, with the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA) raising concerns that the newly announced su...

Superannuation

According to Mercer, if Treasury’s tax expenditure requirements continue to be used to dictate superannuation policy, the security of Australians’ retirement savings coul...

Superannuation

The financial services industry is calling for a bipartisan approach to the newly announced super changes, with many raising concerns about complexity. ...

Superannuation

Hockey and Cormann claim there are no guarantees the Government won’t make further changes to super in the May Budget....

Funds management

The final element in the Investment Manager Regime has been released for consultation and includes the reworking of a number of points contained in Elements 1 and 2....

Superannuation

Lawyer Peter Townsend questions whether concessional tax settings are prejudiced against businesses using SMSFs....

Superannuation

Swan refuses to explain why super changes are being pushed into Budget if they are not aimed at major savings....

Financial planning

Greg Johnson from TAL discusses how advisers can easily use social media to promote customer engagement....

Superannuation

Lawyer Peter Townsend questions whether concessional tax settings are prejudiced against businesses using SMSFs....

Financial planning

Felix Stephen from Advance Asset Management answers questions about reactions to the latest world events and gives his outlook on key global economies and financial asset...

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