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Superannuation

Shorten and Cormann join battle on super while industry calls for policy stability....

Financial planning

Economic question marks arise pre-election

A new Deloitte Access Economics analysis has questioned economic life after the mega-resources investment projects peak....

Gillard flags end to high-income super tax concessions

The Government has flagged its intention to remove the superannuation tax concessions enjoyed by high-income earners....

Superannuation

Budget approach to superannuation crucial

The Government will need to be careful not to further erode confidence in the superannuation system as it frames the May Federal Budget, according to Institute of Charter...

Editorial

FOFA giving financial planners the urge to merge

Mike Taylor writes that FOFA is already beginning to change the shape and texture of the financial planning industry – something likely to be reflected in a rash of annou...

Superannuation

Employers also at risk on excess contributions

Government's failures on excess contributions are highlighted by decision which places both fund members and employers at risk....

Editorial

Government lacking vision for superannuation

If one thing appears to have defined the efforts of the Gillard Government on superannuation it is a lack of vision – the type of vision exhibited by the former Prime Min...

Superannuation

APRA wrong on SMSF lending

In the wake of APRA's warning that loans to SMSFs are more complex than those in a traditional retail environment, Craig Morgan, director of SMSF Loans, has voiced his di...

Editorial

Is FOFA leaving too much to chance?

There are signs a lack of precision in the legislation has left too much to the interpretation of ASIC in translating FOFA into workable regulations....

Financial planning

BlackRock positive on Australia

The BlackRock Sovereign Risk Index has painted a positive picture of Australia - but it was an assessment made on the presumption the Government could deliver a Budget su...

Financial planning

Financial planning in the age of FOFA

While the ultimate shape of FOFA might depend on who wins the next Federal election, financial planners will have a busy year ahead nevertheless, writes the FPA’s Dante D...

Strong warning on insurance in superannuation

On-going insurance risks have been identified in the Government's proposals to automatically consolidate superannuation accounts....

Financial planning

Make ratings available to retail investors

Corporate bonds are a relatively simple product, but investors need to have direct access to ratings information, according to Shannon Finch, partner at King & Wood Malle...