GOVERNMENT
Policy & Regulation
Financial planners who give tax advice in the course of advising on financial products are set to fall within the regulatory regime of the Tax Practitioners Board....
Financial planning
The Government appears to be reconsidering its approach to the grandfathering of commissions, according to King & Wood Mallesons special counsel Michael Mathieson....
Superannuation
Cormann claims Government needs to spell out its real intentions on super taxes....
Superannuation
CSPA says pension rates – compared to ASFA’s latest Retirement Standard figures – are inadequate....
Accounting
ICAA tells Government transition to retirement pensions are open to tax minimisation....
Editorial
Mike Taylor writes that with the Government again having signalled the likelihood of change to Australia’s superannuation regime, its persistent fiddling continues to und...
Financial planning
Ibbotson Associates’ Matthew Esler highlights that effective client engagement not only empowers financial planners with the key to unlocking scaled advice but also ensur...
Superannuation
Government needs to assess the age pension to ensure it is sustainable, according to the FSC....
Superannuation
Speculation around Government changes to super tax concessions needs to recognise super’s role as a retirement savings vehicle....
Superannuation
The degree to which the MRRT will help fund super policy is likely to be revealed via a Senate order....
Superannuation
The Federal Opposition is expected to question the Government's ability to deliver on its superannuation policy initiatives if it is successful in joining with the Greens...
Superannuation
Opposition challenges the Government to gain an electoral mandate before implementing any tax changes to super....
Superannuation
Government needs to be chained to a set of systemic super principles to stop both sides from constantly changing the rules, according to Sunsuper’s Tony Lally....
Funds management
The domestic consumption story in China needs to play out in order for investors to see sustainable equity returns going forward, according to AMP Capital head of Greater...
Superannuation
It may actually be financially detrimental to be unduly prescriptive about the manner in which people withdraw their money from the superannuation system, according to In...
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