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Superannuation
New governance standards for superannuation funds may still fall short of demands for greater transparency....
Financial planning
ASIC has been told its class order relief on intra-fund advice might have been better used if it had been available to related entities....
Superannuation
The Government’s Stronger Super package has generated a mixed response from the industry....
Policy & Regulation
Yesterday’s carbon tax announcement will bring certainty for large super funds looking to invest more in clean energy and technology, the AIST has said....
Superannuation
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) has supported the Federal Government's budget proposition to clear up rules on capital gains tax (CGT) for trad...
Superannuation
If the Coalition continues to reject the Government's proposal to raise the superannuation guarantee from 9 to 12 per cent, it should outline how it plans to tackle the f...
Financial planning
Superannuation trustees have not given consumers in default funds the returns they are entitled to expect, according to chair of the Stronger Super Peak Consultative Grou...
Superannuation
In a submission to the Government's draft regulations on collectibles and personal use assets in SMSFs, an industry association has asked for even further tightening of t...
Financial planning
The Federal Government has taken the advice of industry associations and lifted the maximum levy amount from $500,000 to $750,000 to ensure fairer distribution....
Superannuation
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees has broadly supported proposed CP153 requirements, but suggested more flexibility in the supervisory year....
Financial planning
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has reminded superannuation trustees of changes to disclosure requirements regarding fund mergers....
Financial planning
The Government has not gone far enough to address the unintended consequences of excess contributions....
Financial planning
Financial services delivers mixed response to Budget measures....
Superannuation
The Government has announced a three-month extension of the capital gains tax (CGT) rollover relief for merging superannuation funds, but at the same time ruled out the p...
Financial planning
The Federal Government has been urged to use the Budget to fix the concessional cap rules....
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