FEDERAL OPPOSITION

Editorial

Mike Taylor writes that the Federal Opposition has signalled some of the so-called ‘concessions’ extracted around the passage of the FOFA bills may not have a life beyond...

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Policy & Regulation

The Federal Opposition has signalled it remains to be convinced about either introducing or supporting legislation which would restrict the use of the terms 'financial pl...

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Superannuation

The Opposition and Government are interpreting ATO research in different ways and the bottom line seems to be that many people remain confused....

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Financial planning

The Federal Opposition will resume its push to make Australia a regional financial services hub....

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Superannuation

The Opposition continues to question the detail and extent of the Government's superannuation tax changes for higher income earners....

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Superannuation

Reports of payments to a union official and a mandate to a property developer have intensified the spotlight on industry superannuation funds governance....

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Financial planning

Minister for Financial Services Bill Shorten canvasses SMSF compensation levy while fingering some financial advisers on Trio Capital collapse....

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Superannuation

Opposition urges action to extend compensation to a wider range of Trio Capital investors....

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Superannuation

Industry super funds move to provide more transparency around remuneration ahead of Government-imposed obligations....

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Policy & Regulation

The Federal Opposition believes some segments of the financial planning industry got 'sold a dummy' on the manner in which approved industry codes of conduct would 'obvia...

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Financial planning

Key opposition parliamentarians Senators Mathias Cormann and Arthur Sinodinos to give the counter view on the Budget at AFA forum....

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Accounting

Opposition urges Shorten to resolve accountants' exemption or hand task to someone who can....

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Superannuation

With the Government virtually certain to change superannuation tax arrangements in the Budget, the industry and the Opposition are continuing their warnings....

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Superannuation

Government warned that the costs of tinkering with superannuation could far outweigh the benefits....

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Financial planning

Shorten claims Government a step ahead of Coalition on super comparability....

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