ALP

Superannuation

Ordinary Aussies biggest beneficiaries of dividend refunds: FSC

The Financial Services Council has found that ordinary Australians who are members of large super funds are the biggest group benefiting from franking credit refunds, adv...

Policy & Regulation

ALP proposals could hit property market hard

The Labor Party’s proposed reforms to negative gearing and capital gains tax could split the property market in two, despite promises from Canberra that the changes would...

Superannuation

ASFA warns of $1.6m cap impact on franking credits proposal

The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has warned that the Labor Party’s proposal to abolish refundable franking credits needs to take into account the bedd...

Policy & Regulation

Labor’s negative gearing policy to apply to all investments

The Australian Labor Party’s negative gearing restrictions would apply across the board to all investments, according to the Tax Institute....

Funds management

ALP victory to make bonds more attractive, Daintree says

Daintree Capital argues that an expected victory by the Australian Labor Party in the next Federal Election would make bonds more attractive....

Policy & Regulation

Standing Committee warned of “inequity” of ALP’s dividend reform

Labor’s proposed franking credits reforms are “flawed, inequitable and fail to meet the policy intent of improving the integrity of dividend imputation for all tax payers...

Funds management

Markets set to see more negative effects if Labor wins office

The negative effects of the bear market are expected to be significantly worse if Labor wins office, according to Wilson Asset Management....

Policy & Regulation

New research counters Labor’s negative gearing claims

New research commissioned by building industry group, Master Builders Australia has pointed to significant economic damage resulting from the Federal Opposition’s policie...

Superannuation

Labor steals super march

The Federal Opposition has earned the widespread backing of the financial services industry for its proposed changes to superannuation policy aimed at improving women’s r...

Policy & Regulation

ALP’s negative gearing reforms could unfairly hit fragile markets

The Opposition’s proposed negative gearing reforms could adversely impact some geographic areas more than others if a blanket approach is taken towards their implementati...

Financial planning

Morrison references jail option for Royal Commission miscreants

The Federal Treasurer, Scott Morrison has raised the prospect of jail time for miscreant financial services executives exposed at the Royal Commission into Misconduct in ...

Superannuation

Morrison accuses Labor of costing retirees $3.75 billion

Treasurer Scott Morrison has hit out against Labor’s “bungled and damaging” franking credits policy again, saying it’ll cost Australian Prudential Regulation Authority-re...

Funds management

Global stocks could offer better yields

As the Australian Labor Party (ALP) looks to change franking credit refunds, investors could utilise global stocks to both improve income and diversify their portfolios, ...

Policy & Regulation

Treasurer claims Labor policy back-flip

The Federal Treasurer, Scott Morrison has claimed the Federal Opposition has back-flipped on its 1998 position on dividend imputation....

Financial planning

Getting on an APL costs $150 to $200 per adviser

A major insurer has revealed that support products on an approved product list can cost between $150 to $200 per adviser in ‘educational support payments’....