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Superannuation

Will 2013 be the defining year for self-managed super funds? Bryan Ashenden's policy overview discusses the implications for advisers....

Superannuation

Shorten and Cormann join battle on super while industry calls for policy stability....

Financial planning

A new Deloitte Access Economics analysis has questioned economic life after the mega-resources investment projects peak....

The Government has flagged its intention to remove the superannuation tax concessions enjoyed by high-income earners....

Superannuation

The Government will need to be careful not to further erode confidence in the superannuation system as it frames the May Federal Budget, according to Institute of Charter...

Editorial

Mike Taylor writes that FOFA is already beginning to change the shape and texture of the financial planning industry – something likely to be reflected in a rash of annou...

Superannuation

Government's failures on excess contributions are highlighted by decision which places both fund members and employers at risk....

Editorial

If one thing appears to have defined the efforts of the Gillard Government on superannuation it is a lack of vision – the type of vision exhibited by the former Prime Min...

Superannuation

In the wake of APRA's warning that loans to SMSFs are more complex than those in a traditional retail environment, Craig Morgan, director of SMSF Loans, has voiced his di...

Editorial

There are signs a lack of precision in the legislation has left too much to the interpretation of ASIC in translating FOFA into workable regulations....

Financial planning

The BlackRock Sovereign Risk Index has painted a positive picture of Australia - but it was an assessment made on the presumption the Government could deliver a Budget su...

Financial planning

While the ultimate shape of FOFA might depend on who wins the next Federal election, financial planners will have a busy year ahead nevertheless, writes the FPA’s Dante D...

On-going insurance risks have been identified in the Government's proposals to automatically consolidate superannuation accounts....

Financial planning

Corporate bonds are a relatively simple product, but investors need to have direct access to ratings information, according to Shannon Finch, partner at King & Wood Malle...

Superannuation

SPAA says recent data released by the ATO undermines claims of mis-selling with respect to SMSFs....

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