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Despite suggestions it had shelved its push for majority independent directors on superannuation fund boards, the Government has made clear the issue remains very much al...

Policy & Regulation

The Law Council of Australia has urged the Government that it needs to amend proposed new financial product design and distribution laws to exclude intervention in produc...

Policy & Regulation

Most financial planning businesses will be eligible for a $20,000 instant asset write-off as part of legislation which passed the Senate on Wednesday....

Policy & Regulation

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission wants its new product intervention power to have enough teeth to preclude participants in the financial services food...

Superannuation

The Federal Opposition has confirmed its intention to oppose or amend the Government’s key superannuation legislation changes meaning governance and choice issues will be...

Financial planning

The new industry funding model for the Australian Securities and Investments Commissions has passed through the Senate....

Policy & Regulation

The Governance Institute has urged the Senate to wait for hard evidence from a whistleblowing project from Griffith University before making recommendations rather than r...

People & Products

The South Australian Labor Government has appointed a former state and federal Labor Parliamentarian as the presiding member of Super SA....

Tools & guides

Employer initiatives, government policies, and legislation are all needed to help close the gender gap in retirement. While the Senate inquiry and Budget proposals seem t...

Superannuation

If super was not taxed on the way in and during accumulation, the tax office would be creative enough to work around making it an estate planning vehicle, a Senator belie...

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