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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Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

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The RBA has handed down its much-anticipated rate decision, following widespread expectations of a close call....

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ASIC has banned two advisers from the same advice firm for giving clients inappropriate superannuation advice that was not in their best interests. ...

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