FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

Financial planning

The Financial Planning Association has called for a transitional period of three years in regard to the introduction of the Federal Government’s Anti-Money Laundering and...

Financial planning

The Federal Government has released a revised version of its exposure draft of the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Terrorism Financing Bill containing many amendments s...

Financial planning

A survey of people working in the superannuation industry has revealed that while the Federal Treasurer, Peter Costello, may have kicked a goal in terms of superannuation...

Financial planning

Super choice was introduced in July 2005 to allow Australian’s to make their own decisions about how they want to invest for their retirement. Few argued against the legi...

Financial planning

Macquarie’s financial educational and information service arm, Macquarie Digital, has made its service more accessible to the broader community with the launch of its own...

Funds management

A Melbourne-based fund manager has launched its first retail property, which includes government-leased properties as the assets....

Financial planning

ASFA has called on the Federal Government to use next week’s Budget to abolish the current age-based contributions limits applying to people under 50....

Financial planning

In a rare move, Aviva Australia has given an insight into its financial performance by announcing a 31 per cent rise in pre-tax profits of $160 million for 2005....

Policy & Regulation

The National Farmers Federation has launched an inquiry into agribusiness managed investment schemes after concerns about tax incentives were expressed by its members....

Financial planning

Financial planners who want to attract and retain Australia’s most affluent clients will have to develop their expertise in giving charitable advice, a new study has foun...

Superannuation

After you’ve clocked up a few years in the workforce, those fantasies about driving off into the sunset seem to come up a lot more frequently. But if the federal governme...

Financial planning

The Federal Government has attacked the Australian Labor Party's (ALP) announcement of a six-point strategy underlying the superannuation policy it will take to the next ...

Policy & Regulation

ASFA has welcomed confirmation this morning that the Federal Government will ensure superannuation is included in its international benchmarking of the Australian taxatio...

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