FEDERAL BUDGET

Superannuation

The Federal Government should use the upcoming federal budget to improve protections for super fund members, according to Dixon Advisory....

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Financial planning

People receiving financial advice are going to be better placed to deal with any move by a future Labor Government to remove refundable franking credits, according to the...

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Superannuation

New analysis from self-managed superannuation funds administrator Class has revealed the 2016 Budget changes sliced 25 per cent of the tax-free assets available to self-m...

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Superannuation

New research from Rice Warner has revealed that the level of cross-subsidies mean that industry funds will be the hardest hit by insurance premium rises resulting from th...

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Superannuation

The Government has claimed it is reducing the compliance burden for self-managed superannuation funds, opening consultation for a paper on its proposed changes to SMSF au...

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Superannuation

The SMSF Association has welcomed the Government’s decisions to extend consultation on the proposed three-yearly audit cycle for some self-managed superannuation funds....

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Superannuation

The Government has received a negative financial services industry response to its move to make insurance inside superannuation “opt-in” for those aged under 25 and those...

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Policy & Regulation

There is speculation that tonight’s Federal Budget may hit the so-called ‘gig economy’ but tightening up the rules around the superannuation guarantee for single worker b...

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Policy & Regulation

ABA chief executive, Anna Bligh has asked for more information on the bank levy modelling and its economic impact in a ‘truncated consultation period’....

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Superannuation

The Government needs to prioritise addressing the issue of unpaid superannuation in the Budget as it is costing it $100 million a year, according to ISA....

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Financial planning

The Federal Government has dropped the $500,000 super cap in key changes to its Budget super measures....

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Financial planning

Just days out from the first sitting of the new Parliament there appears to be no common ground on the Budget superannuation policy changes....

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Financial planning

An accounting body has urged the Government to stop using superannuation to plug Budget holes, and instead called for holistic tax reform....

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Superannuation

The Government has created election wriggle-room on super by signalling post-election consultation around its Budget changes....

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Superannuation

Extensive consultation will be needed between the Govt, the ATO and the financial services industry to overcome the technical intricacies of Budget implementation....

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