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Policy & Regulation
The Institute of Public Accountants has put its support behind the Government’s reintroduction of the superannuation guarantee amnesty bill....
Policy & Regulation
The Australian Labor Party has spread the focus on financial services across three members of its Shadow Cabinet team....
Financial planning
Financial advisers have expressed concern and anger at product manufacturers who have written to advice clients informing them how to switch off grandfathered commissions...
Financial planning
The Federal Opposition has signalled it has little or no sympathy for advisers who have purchased books of trailing commissions and believes such people have failed to do...
Policy & Regulation
Nearly 90 per cent of investors responding to a survey believe the Federal Opposition’s proposed removal of refundable franking credits will reduce their quality of life....
Superannuation
Treating self-managed superannuation funds differently to industry funds with respect to franking credits is un-Australian, according to financial services academic, Prof...
Policy & Regulation
New research commissioned by building industry group, Master Builders Australia has pointed to significant economic damage resulting from the Federal Opposition’s policie...
Policy & Regulation
The Federal Opposition has taken a calculated risk with its proposed changes to dividend imputation, according to key industry superannuation fund spokespeople....
Superannuation
The Federal Opposition has confirmed its intention to oppose or amend the Government’s key superannuation legislation changes meaning governance and choice issues will be...
Superannuation
The Government will struggle to get its First Home Owners Super Savers scheme through the Parliament with the Federal Opposition declaring it will oppose the Budget init...
Financial planning
A Royal Commission will trump any Productivity Commission scrutiny of vertical integration in the financial services sector, according to Federal Opposition leader, Bill ...
Funds management
The Federal Opposition has used ASIC’s BBSWR action against NAB to renew calls for a Royal Commission into the banking and financial services industry....
Financial planning
Calls to change negative gearing provisions were not based on rigorous economic modelling and should not be done without a comprehensive tax review. ...
Policy & Regulation
The Federal opposition is consulting with stakeholders and experts to ensure Budget proposal changes do not negatively impact people on lower incomes. ...
Superannuation
Labor Financial Services spokesman, Jim Chalmers, says Governments should not try to favour particular super sectors....
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Interesting. Would be good to know the details of the StrategyOne deal....
It’s astonishing to see the FAAA now pushing for more advisers by courting "career changers" and international recruits,...
increased professionalism within the industry - shouldn't that say, FAR register almost halving in the last 24 months he...