GOVERNMENT

Superannuation

SPAA welcomes Govt's decision not to proceed with Labor legislation taxing superannuation pension earnings over $100,000. ...

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Financial planning

Bank-owned planning groups to develop internal channels as poaching season comes to an end....

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Policy & Regulation

The Board of Taxation will extend its review of a section of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 to include the tax framework in which private business operates....

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Policy & Regulation

The financial services industry has broadly welcomed the Government’s move to abolish the proposed tax on super earnings over $100,000....

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Superannuation

ISA’s David Whiteley urges Government to retain LISC and canvasses an adjustment to the Paid Parental Leave Scheme....

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Superannuation

Retaining LISC regarded as more important than the on-time delivery of the higher SG....

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Superannuation

The workings of franking credits within a SMSF continue to cause confusion, according to SPAA's Graeme Colley....

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Superannuation

The Government and the industry will always differ over the concessional cap, but $35,000 is too low, according to Olivia Long. ...

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Financial planning

Rather than relying entirely on the budget the Government allocates to it, ASIC should adopt a self-funding model, according to ISA....

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Superannuation

The Financial Services Council has applauded the Government for confirming its commitment to increase the Superannuation Guarantee Charge to 12 per cent as part of its re...

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Policy & Regulation

Industry Super Australia (ISA) has condemned the new Government’s plan to axe the Low Income Super Contribution (LISC) as part of its repeal of the Mineral Resources Rent...

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Funds management

Bank of New York Mellon chief economist points to global growth in 2014....

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Financial planning

FSC chief John Brogden has cited the need to redefine the role of the regulators, ASIC and APRA....

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Editorial

David Urquhart explains why Asia has under-performed this year – but also why the outlook for Asian stocks is strong....

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Editorial

A close reading of the submissions so far lodged with the Senate Committee investigating the operations of ASIC suggests the newly-elected Abbott Government will be right...

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