With the Government virtually certain to change superannuation tax arrangements in the Budget, the industry and the Opposition are continuing their warnings....
Superannuation funds "should be as transparent as listed companies", says Financial Services Council chief executive John Brogden....
Cavendish has sought to explain the consequences of the Government's expected Federal Budget move to increase the superannuation contributions tax on wealthier Australian...
Accountants warn of Federal Budget superannuation move impacting on retirement incomes' self-sufficiency....
Superannuation is usually the biggest talking point for most advisers during tax season. Concessional contribution caps will certainly be top of mind this year given the ...
If the financial planning industry has learnt one lesson from the FOFA process, it is the vital importance of political activism, writes Mike Taylor....
David Court delves into the reasons why SMSFs are financial products, and the licensing implications that flow from having that status. A later article will examine the d...
The Government has no reasons based on equity to alter the taxation arrangements applying to superannuation, according to the Association of Superannuation Funds of Austr...
In the lead up to the Federal Budget it remains to be seen whether the Minister for Financial Services, Bill Shorten, will deliver on legislating the restricted use of th...
APRA reveals just how much it costs to travel and regulate....
Austerity plans all over the world – and especially in Europe – are worsening government finances while inflicting misery, writes Michael Collins....
Financial planners should take heart that the Industry Super Network appears to have changed the 'messaging' contained in its television advertising....
The Coalition commits to more superannuation change if it gains Government....
If auditors are, indeed, the eyes and ears of the regulators in the SMSF sector, Liz Westover writes that the new auditor registration regime will prove to be crucial as ...
The financial services industry may be obliged to dig deeper to fund the implementation of the Government's Future of Financial Advice changes as well as its Stronger Sup...
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,...