Labor

Policy & Regulation

Nearly 90 per cent of investors responding to a survey believe the Federal Opposition’s proposed removal of refundable franking credits will reduce their quality of life....

Policy & Regulation

Tim Wilson to pit WAM against ACOSS on dividend refunds

The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics, Tim Wilson, will this Friday publicly compare the positions of WAM and ACOSS on Labor’s proposed franking di...

Policy & Regulation

Substantial impact on managed funds predicted from Labor policy

The Australian Labor Party’s policy to remove refundable franking credits would not just hit superannuation funds but also many managed funds with high Australian equitie...

Financial planning

Advised clients best placed on franking credit removal

People receiving financial advice are going to be better placed to deal with any move by a future Labor Government to remove refundable franking credits, according to the...

Policy & Regulation

ALP proposals could hit property market hard

The Labor Party’s proposed reforms to negative gearing and capital gains tax could split the property market in two, despite promises from Canberra that the changes would...

Policy & Regulation

Standing Committee warned of “inequity” of ALP’s dividend reform

Labor’s proposed franking credits reforms are “flawed, inequitable and fail to meet the policy intent of improving the integrity of dividend imputation for all tax payers...

Funds management

Markets set to see more negative effects if Labor wins office

The negative effects of the bear market are expected to be significantly worse if Labor wins office, according to Wilson Asset Management....

Policy & Regulation

New research counters Labor’s negative gearing claims

New research commissioned by building industry group, Master Builders Australia has pointed to significant economic damage resulting from the Federal Opposition’s policie...

Superannuation

Labor steals super march

The Federal Opposition has earned the widespread backing of the financial services industry for its proposed changes to superannuation policy aimed at improving women’s r...

Superannuation

New alliance takes aim at Labor dividend proposal

Several organisations have banded together to form the Alliance for a Fairer Retirement System, taking specific aim at Labor’s proposed dividend policy....

Policy & Regulation

How Labor would extend Royal Commission

A dissenting report by Labor members of a key Parliamentary Committee has revealed how a future Labor Government might extend the terms of reference of the Royal Commissi...

Editorial

United front needed to create a profession

The financial planning industry will need to unite behind higher educational standards and ethics and reject the noisy dissenters if it is to become a profession, Mike Ta...

Editorial

Running the ruler over the regulators

The Federal Opposition will be on the right track in pursuing a review of the financial services regulatory settings, but only if it aims to identify the failings while f...

Superannuation

Labor’s super policies slammed

The minister of revenue and financial services has criticised Labor for changing its super policies multiple times, and said it would be a tax grab from those wanting to ...

Superannuation

Labor proposes to tighten super tax belt

Labor has proposed to tighten super tax concessions on the $100,000 annual cap on non-concessional contributions and other areas, and to close other tax loopholes....