Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand are urging the Government to simplify the arrangements around the tax deductibility of advice fees....
People with ulterior motives are misusing Treasury data to drive their own agendas, according to a Money Management roundtable....
The FSC has urged the Government to review the targeting of the age pension, suggesting current settings are too generous....
The FSC has bluntly challenged Treasury’s claims on the cost of superannuation tax concessions....
The FPA has renewed its call for the Government to make up-front advice fees tax deductible and has urged the Budget impact be assessed by the Productivity Commission....
After this week’s leadership challenge the Federal Government will not waste political capital championing changes to FOFA according to the AFA....
Actuaries claim many Austrlaian retirees are living too frugally and barriers impeding appropriate retirement products have to be removed....
Money Management webinar poll reveals planner caution amid economic uncertainty....
The Australia Institute has pointed to the danger of a blow-out in the cost of the tax concessions granted to super....
Federal Budget uncertainty impacts business confidence but finance and insurance sector remains most confident....
Almost half of Australians worry they won’t be able to uphold their current way of living due to growing cost pressures, a survey has revealed. ...
In the rush to put money in superannuation, other investment vehicles with concessionary tax benefits have been overlooked. Income bonds have become one of the forgotten ...
Peak superannuation bodies have given the cold shoulder to the decision to freeze the superannuation guarantee rate in this year’s federal Budget to 9.5 per cent until Ju...
The FPA is concerned that Budget cuts impacting ASIC may, in turn, impact planners in higher costs....
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has been told by the Government to “adjust its priorities” to achieve savings of $120.1 million over five year...
Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...
This verdict highlights something deeply wrong and rotten at the heart of the FSCP. We are witnessing a heavy-handed, op...
Interesting. Would be good to know the details of the StrategyOne deal....