SOLE PURPOSE TEST

Financial planning

The FAAA has called for APRA to update the sole purpose test to reflect changes under the Quality of Advice Review for super funds to provide advice....

Superannuation

Amid strong questioning by Government parliamentarians about how regulators monitor the superannuation sole purpose test, APRA has admitted it has only pursued one such c...

Policy & Regulation

Industry superannuation funds have welcomed the Royal Commission’s final report, but financial planning groups are concerned about the outcome for their members....

Superannuation

The superannuation industry appears split on whether political advertising represents a breach of the sole purpose test, but most believe the test needs changing, in any ...

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