GOVERNMENT

Financial planning

With 44 per cent of employed women and 15 per cent of employed men working part-time it highlights that the Government needs to legislate LISTO, ISA believes....

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Accounting

The Government needs to consider the tax treatment of off-market share buy-backs for the benefit of taxpayers, IPA believes....

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Financial planning

Superannuation ratings house, SuperRatings, has urged the Government to stand firm on the $1.6 million super cap in the face of wealthy vested interests....

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Policy & Regulation

Whichever party forms Government has an obligation to consult the financial services industry to end the policy uncertainty....

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Superannuation

The collapse in the Coalition’s Federal Election vote should stand as a warning on the cost of tinkering with super....

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Financial planning

There was nothing to be gained for the Government by mandating the LIF, and the FSC must have initiated the changes to the framework, a financial planner said. ...

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Editorial

Mike Taylor writes that ASIC’s proposal for a regulatory sandbox may prove to be a decisive element in the growth of Australian fintechs....

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Policy & Regulation

The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry CEO has been appointed as the inaugural Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman....

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Policy & Regulation

Advisers could face penalties for assisting foreign investors to breach property ownership laws, under legislation that comes into force today....

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Policy & Regulation

The Government’s response to the FSI to lift professionalism in financial advice and planning through education has been welcomed by industry bodies...

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Accounting

The Federal Government needs to assist small to medium-sized enterprises to unlock the benefits of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement, the Institute of Public Accoun...

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Superannuation

Current super policy settings are unsustainable for ageing population, Xpress Super and Super Guardian chief executive, Olivia Long, believes....

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Superannuation

Federal Treasurer, Joe Hockey, is set to consider a number of measures to make superannuation more flexible, including moves to allow Australians use their super to fund ...

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Financial planning

Making higher educational standards legally enforceable in the advice industry will bring consistency in global industry standards across the sector, the FPA said....

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Superannuation

ASFA warns policymakers need to pay attention to longer retirement periods as the Intergenerational Report touches on rising lifespans and retirement periods of Australia...

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