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ASFA warns that 28 days may not be long enough for SMSF auditors forced to wait for banks....
Financial planning
ASIC Chairman Greg Medcraft has announced an internal taskforce which will look at the failure of Banksia....
Editorial
Mike Taylor writes that the Productivity Commission’s final report on default funds under modern awards delivered a formula which is unlikely to survive a change of Gover...
Superannuation
The Productivity Commission has denied its final report mirrors a submission endorsed by Financial Services Minister Bill Shorten, and has pointed to key points of differ...
Superannuation
Industry bodies have taken issue with the exposure draft regulations for rollovers and contributions in submissions to Treasury that take aim at the three-day performance...
Superannuation
Institute of Chartered Accountants superannuation specialist Liz Westover has pointed to new regulations having been finalised requiring SMSF trustees to report fund asse...
Superannuation
New research published by the ASFA has pointed out that many of those who claim the superannuation taxation system unduly favours high income earners are basing their fac...
Superannuation
Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia questions ability of ATO to deliver an online portal capable of dealing with complex rollovers....
Superannuation
Government warned on complexity attaching to proposals to improve super portability between Australia and NZ....
Superannuation
Opposition seeks assurances from Government that there will be no further superannaution tax tinkering, while pointing to questions on the issue remaining unanswered for ...
Superannuation
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has welcomed new legislation which it said would ultimately protect member balances during super fund mergers....
Editorial
The Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan and the Treasury must shelve any plans they may have to alter the superannuation tax regime to achieve a Budget surplus, warns Mike Taylo...
Superannuation
ASFA urges government to change direction on illegal early release on SMSFs, claiming the problem has diminished....
Superannuation
ASFA urges the Government to extend the ATO's ability to use administrative penalties with respect to SMSFs....
Editorial
Bill Shorten has fuelled criticisms of the Government from within the financial services sector by appearing to pre-empt the findings of the Productivity Commission....
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