The Government has, as expected, introduced a three-year levy on Australians earning over $180,000 while closing off FBT loopholes....

Budget delivers on allowing withdrawal of excess contributions without penalty....

AIST disappointed that the superannuation guarantee rise will be delayed a further 12 months....

A Budget user-pays approach to financial services regulation could hit licensee and other planning costs....

Saving for retirement has become all the more pertinent as expenditure for couples looking for a ‘comfortable’ retirement rose by 0.3 per cent to $57,817 a year in the Ma...

The performance of the big four banks in the next half year will be intrinsically linked to the outcome of regulatory reforms in the financial services sector, according ...

While many Australians will resent a Federal Budget which includes a lifting of the pension age to 70, such a move is likely to generate plenty of business and new produc...

Speculation surrounding Federal Budget changes to super is fostering uncertainty among pre-retirees and discouraging them from saving, an accountant believes. ...

Private health model for disability insurance could save government $8.5 billion, says the FSC....

No-one likes a surprise when wrestling with tax and superannuation, and financial planners heading towards the end of financial year seem primed on what is about to chang...

With eight years having passed since the ‘Simpler Super’ review, it could be time to reopen a dialogue about the future of super, Bryan Ashenden writes....

Mike Taylor writes that planners and the Government need to reflect upon how they were once again outflanked by the industry funds in the battle for the hearts and minds ...

The Institute of Public Accountants has renewed calls for a lifting in superannuation concessional contribution caps....

One thing seems certain about the Treasurer, Joe Hockey’s first Federal Budget. It will be tight. ...