Amid suggestions of unintended consequences, Assistant Treasurer Bill Shorten promises amendment mechanisms but only after bills have been tabled in the Parliament....

The Commonwealth Bank has moved to acquire Count Financial and, as Mike Taylor reports, pragmatism and the realities of the FOFA changes are the driving forces behind the...

The 2011 financial year brought many changes to the financial services industry, and many are yet to come. John Perri has provided a snapshot of the activity coming out o...

The Federal Government would be likely to garner grudging (but majority) financial planning industry support for its Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) legislation if it w...

The Federal Government has released the first tranche of its Future of Financial Advice draft legislation. Money Management would like your views on the Government’s appr...

SPAA gives qualified welcome to FOFA legislation but maintains pressure with respect to accountant advice....

The Government has delivered the first draft of its FOFA legislation, confirming the two-year opt-in and a proposed ban on asset-based fees with respect to gearing....

Accountants urge Government to get superannuation right, and then stop tinkering....

Australia's taxation of foreign managed funds will soon be aligned with countries including the US, the UK, Hong Kong and Singapore, as the Federal Government rolls out i...

ASFA has sought higher levels of deductibility with respect to own occupation TPD obtained within superannuation....

The Federal Government needs to start treating the Industry Super Network (ISN) and other elements of Industry Fund Services as what they really are - elements of a verti...

The latest data on excess contributions tax revenues reveals the Government is the only winner....

Industry united in sending a single message to the Government on financial services – end the uncertainty....

The Federal Government has released for comment its draft legislation tightening up reverse mortgages....