The AFA has appointed Deborah Kent to its board as NSW director, replacing Mark Hoskin....
CPA and ICAA argue against any delay to TASA implementation, claiming it will generate consumer uncertainty....
FPA points to lack of regulatory information as reason for planner unpreparedness for FOFA. ...
The FPA has written to all members of Parliament stressing the level of unknowns impacting planners in the TASA bill....
FPA and AFA make last-ditch call for financial planner elements of TASA bill to be removed to allow appropriate review....
Super contribution cap welcomed for older workers but slug on higher earners is disincentive and adds complexity to system...
The FPA is calling for Tax Agent Services Act (TASA) amendments to be sent off to a committee and possibly deferred for another six to 12 months, following the tabling of...
Only the Coalition in the Senate stands between the passage of the legislation enshrining ‘planner’/‘adviser’....
Govt appears unmoved by industry efforts to extract a further extension of the TASA arrangements....
Despite comments by the Prime Minister Julia Gillard some weeks ago that “everything was back on the table” when it came to superannuation, the financial services industr...
The inclusion of specific funding for the Tax Practitioners Board sees the FPA writing to the Government for another extension....
The FPA is hoping for minimal change around super taxes in this evening’s Budget. ...
Industry broadly welcomes Government’s decision to include contribution cap rise for over-60s in Budget....
Warning that FOFA fee disclosure requirements will create more problems than they fix....
With the Federal Budget, end of financial year and Federal Election looming, the financial planning industry is still facing a number of critical legislative loose ends. ...
This verdict highlights something deeply wrong and rotten at the heart of the FSCP. We are witnessing a heavy-handed, op...
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,...