FEDERAL BUDGET

Superannuation

The Opposition continues to question the detail and extent of the Government's superannuation tax changes for higher income earners....

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Superannuation

Investors would do well to review their superannuation strategies and maximise their super savings before new laws announced in this year's Federal Budget kick in, accord...

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Superannuation

The Government needs to remember that superannuation is a long-term investment and stop tinkering with the rules, according to former Liberal Treasurer Peter Costello....

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Financial planning

Two of the Coalition's most senior senators, Mathias Cormann and Arthur Sinodinos, will on Friday outline the Federal Opposition's policy approaches at an Association of ...

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Financial planning

ASIC has its eyes set on registered liquidators after its first annual report into the sector revealed that the regulator had opened eight new formal investigations for t...

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Superannuation

One of the headline announcements in the 2012-13 Federal Budget affecting SMSFs was regarding contribution caps. Dan Butler and Nathan Papson explore this announcement, a...

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Tools & guides

General awareness among financial planners about issues associated with aged care is one thing, but having a strong knowledge in this area is another, writes IOOF’s Marti...

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Financial planning

Contributing to superannuation is looking less attractive for high income earners following the tax changes in this year's Federal Budget, according to Tupicoffs adviser ...

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Financial planning

Key opposition parliamentarians Senators Mathias Cormann and Arthur Sinodinos to give the counter view on the Budget at AFA forum....

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Superannuation

The Self-Managed Super Fund Professionals' Association has acknowledged it had been lobbying for the two-year delay in the commencement data of the concessional contribut...

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Superannuation

Institute of Chartered Accountants specialist Liz Westover questions who is really paying for the Government's Federal Budget changes to superannuation....

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Financial planning

An increase in ASIC funding to aid the implementation of the FOFA reforms will be partly paid for by an increase in fees charged to AFSL holders....

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Financial planning

The Federal Budget has won little applause and much criticism from the financial services industry....

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Superannuation

The Government has deferred the start date of the higher concessional contributions cap by two years from the originally intended start date of July 1, to July 1, 2014....

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Financial planning

The Government’s meddling with superannuation has earned the ire of a broad cross section of the financial services industry....

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