TREASURY
Superannuation
Corporate superannuation specialists are warning of an administration minefield amid a lack of clarity on grandfathering arrangements....
Editorial
Given the end of the 2011/12 financial year also represents the start of a 12 to 14-month countdown to the next federal election, the time available for Bill Shorten to m...
Funds management
Presenters have gathered at ASFA's Investment Interchange to discuss the role of superannuation in Australia's fixed interest markets....
Superannuation
The SMSF Academy's Aaron Dunn looks at some of the changes flowing from the Stronger Super reforms and how those changes will affect SMSFs....
Superannuation
The ban on off-market transfers for self-managed superannuation funds will not go ahead as planned from 1 July 2012, and is likely to be delayed for one year, according t...
Superannuation
Specialist SMSFs company Cavendish Superannuation says Treasury officials have confirmed a deferral of the legislation which would have impacted off-market transfers....
Superannuation
The Federal Treasury has been asked why CGT rollover relief cannot be extended to SMSFs merging with APRA-regulated funds....
Superannuation
ASIC has revealed that there is a large percentage of over-the-counter derivative providers who are not following appropriate client money procedures, according to Capita...
Editorial
Dr Stephen Nash looks at asset allocation and why some balanced funds are not so balanced....
Financial planning
Treasury officials are continuing to apportion blame to financial planners for some Trio Capital losses....
Accounting
Treasury officials tell Senate Committee accountants will be moved into FOFA world....
Superannuation
The same timing problems which impacted FOFA are now impacting MySuper....
Superannuation
The Opposition continues to question the detail and extent of the Government's superannuation tax changes for higher income earners....
Editorial
The last APRA regulatory failure around HIH Insurance saw heads roll. Mike Taylor asks whether the gravity of the Trio Capital collapse ought not to justify similar punis...
Policy & Regulation
New draft Future of Financial Advice regulations released yesterday by Treasury clarify grandfathering arrangements, fee arrangements and conflicted remuneration....
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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...