TAXATION
Industry fund MIESF has unbundled withdrawal fees from its administration fees which could add significant costs for some members....
Funds management
The FSC has opposed further regulation of licensed trustee companies following proposals put forward by CAMAC with regards to charitable trusts....
Superannuation
Super contribution cap welcomed for older workers but slug on higher earners is disincentive and adds complexity to system...
Superannuation
The Federal Government is updating its super calculator to reflect increases to the SG. ...
Superannuation
ASFA reflects views of industry by maintaining its opposition to an industry levy to pay for AUSTRAC....
Superannuation
The Opposition dismisses as “hysterical” the reaction to its decision to extend the phase-in over the SG rise....
Superannuation
A largely unheralded technical change looks certain to impact more upper income earners on super....
Financial planning
The inclusion of specific funding for the Tax Practitioners Board sees the FPA writing to the Government for another extension....
Superannuation
The Federal Budget limits fiddling with superannuation settings to the changes it announced in April....
Financial planning
The Government has sought to use the Federal Budget to close off what it describes as a tax loophole that has allowed investors to indulge in so-called ‘dividend washing’...
Financial planning
In a move that was flagged ahead of the Budget and will please some sections of the financial services industry, the Government has moved to make deferred lifetime annuit...
Superannuation
The FPA is hoping for minimal change around super taxes in this evening’s Budget. ...
Superannuation
SMSF Academy's Aaron Dunn looks at a related party undertaking improvements to a property at no cost, and explains whether increases in the property value constituted a c...
Funds management
Investors opting for negatively geared direct property are taking a large position on the likely outcome of a single investment despite the risks and up-front losses inhe...
Financial planning
The expected 2013 Budget cuts to the Public Service may encompass APRA and ASIC....
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The succession dilemma is more than just a matter of commitments.This isn’t simply about younger vs. older advisers. It’...
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It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...