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The Institute of Chartered Accountants has urged the Government to move on the deductibility of financial advice in the May Budget....
Policy & Regulation
The FPA has expressed concern at the FOFA process and how certain decisions such as those imposing fee disclosure and opt-in were made....
Policy & Regulation
The underlying legality of the Government's Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) changes will almost certainly be tested in the event the legislation passes the Parliament w...
Superannuation
Pauline Vamos believes it is time for the rebranding of the superannuation industry. ...
Financial planning
While industry bodies support the Government's proposed regulatory amendments to accelerate the wind-up of so-called 'phoenix' companies and claim the issue is not a majo...
Financial planning
The financial services industry has welcomed the elevation of the Employment and Workplace Relations portfolio to the inner Cabinet....
Editorial
The linking of Workplace Relations and Financial Services reflects factional clout rather than good governance....
Financial planning
Financial services appears set to lose Bill Shorten to higher duties in today's expected Cabinet reshuffle....
Superannuation
The Government has amended its recent superannuation guarantee amendment bill to now abolish the age limit for compulsory contributions altogether. ...
Financial planning
ASIC chairman Greg Medcraft has flagged surveillance around residential mortgage backed securities (RMBS) disclosure standards in 2012....
Policy & Regulation
The Federal Government has released a new consultation paper on modernising the taxation of family trusts and declared it is not looking at taxing trusts as companies....
Policy & Regulation
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has raised concerns about Treasury's admission that its failure to conduct a regulatory impact analysis on the Future of Financia...
Superannuation
<b>Updated:</b> Shadow Assistant Treasurer Mathias Cormann has questioned Assistant Treasurer Bill Shorten's claim to be abolishing the superannuation guarantee age limit...
Policy & Regulation
The proposed changes to transfer pricing rules will ensure multinational corporations operating in Australia pay the correct amount of tax on their income, according to A...
Editorial
Claudine Siou investigates some superannuation benchmarks that will help ensure clients enjoy a comfortable retirement....
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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 ...
Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...