COOPER REVIEW

Superannuation

Despite welcoming the Government's decision to defer the proposed ban on off-market transfers between SMSFs and related parties where a market exists, SPAA continues to l...

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Superannuation

The SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia is continuing to advocate tighter legislative controls around off-market transfers, despite the Government's decision to ...

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Superannuation

Industry experts believe proposed legislation and a new licensing regime will give way to like-for-like cost comparisons between SMSFs, industry and retail superannuation...

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Financial planning

Confusion appears to be the outcome of the Government's failure to answer questions about the provision of intrafund advice in the latest tranche of Stronger Super draft ...

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Editorial

With the FOFA, Stronger Super and MySuper reforms finally taking shape, the financial services industry has a clearer picture of what the future holds, writes Chris Kenne...

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Superannuation

Legislation allowing greater powers for the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority in dealing with superannuation fund directors has been passed through the House of ...

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Editorial

From his conversations with financial advisers, TAL Limited’s Jim Minto has identified three game-changing topics....

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Superannuation

The Coalition commits to more superannuation change if it gains Government....

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Editorial

If auditors are, indeed, the eyes and ears of the regulators in the SMSF sector, Liz Westover writes that the new auditor registration regime will prove to be crucial as ...

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Policy & Regulation

The financial services industry may be obliged to dig deeper to fund the implementation of the Government's Future of Financial Advice changes as well as its Stronger Sup...

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Financial planning

The Federal Opposition has pointed to the presence of an HSU official on a superannuation fund board as a good reason for changes to corporate governance....

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Superannuation

David Court outlines some common queries that arise out of the new rules for investment in personal use assets....

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Superannuation

The decision to follow the Cooper Review's recommendation to pursue a Total Annual Expense Ratio (TAER) regime may prove counter-productive in terms of better informing s...

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Superannuation

The Federal Opposition has welcomed the FSC's higher corporate governance standards and has vowed to legislate for higher standards if it gains office....

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Superannuation

Freya Purnell takes a closer look at what life after Stronger Super might bring to the superannuation sector....

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