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Financial planning

As the 31 January renewal deadline for tax (financial) advisers passes, the Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) has revealed that the total number of advisers seeking registrat...

Superannuation

The Government has released draft legislation and a consultation paper related to changes to superannuation taxation for public consultation....

Policy & Regulation

The Australian Taxation Office has foreshadowed a crack-down on people with wealth and lifestyles that seem unexplained....

Policy & Regulation

Draft legislation released last week by the Federal Government has addressed hybrid mismatch arrangements within the tax system....

Superannuation

ASFA has urged Australians to take advantage of current policy and place their tax return into a super fund....

Financial planning

The Tax Practitioners Board has called for advisers to renew their registration before the start of the new year in January....

Financial planning

Advisers may be unaware their TPB registration expires at the end of October, warning them they may put their business at risk....

Funds management

Super funds need to focus on after-tax benefits when considering factor investing, according to Parametric’s research....

People & Products

The Federal Government has appointed specialist taxation lawyer, Julianne Jaques to the Board of Taxation as a part-time member for three years....

Funds management

South Australia’s proposed tax on major banks is an outrageous cash grab, according to the Australian Bankers’ Association....

Funds management

South Australia’s proposed tax on major banks is an outrageous cash grab, according to the Australian Bankers’ Association....

Editorial

Peter Bobbin points to the ‘alternative facts’ being peddled by the Australian Taxation Office with respect to the 2016 Federal Budget changes to superannuation....

Financial planning

Weak economic growth highlights the need to maintain a strong banking industry, according to the Australian Bankers’ Association....

People & Products

Self-licensed Brisbane boutique, MGD Wealth has grown its team ahead of new projects, with the addition of a tax consultant and a senior private client adviser. ...

Editorial

The Government’s 2017 Budget changes to financial services may have been modest but Mike Taylor writes that they will come at considerable cost....

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