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Financial planning

SPAA rejects Greens' superannuation policy as outdated and likely to penalise those saving for retirement....

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Financial planning

SPAA is looking to debate the issue of contributions caps, which it says are too low, at the Government's recently announced superannuation roundtable....

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Superannuation

The ICAA has raised concerns around the ATO deducting tax liabilities from excess contribution refunds....

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Editorial

Three years have passed since the start of initial talks about the FOFA changes. The debate rolls on, but the financial services industry has received little clarity and ...

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Financial planning

SPAA is looking to debate the issue of contributions caps, which it says are too low, at the Government's recently announced superannuation roundtable....

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Policy & Regulation

The Opposition will seek the support of the Independents to prevent the Government debating FOFA ahead of the PJC findings....

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Policy & Regulation

FOFA's approach to financial advice delivered by superannuation funds could result in conflicting decisions on disputes in different jurisdictions....

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Policy & Regulation

The Federal Opposition has called on the Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation, Bill Shorten, to give an undertaking that the Government will not impose furt...

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Financial planning

ASIC has been placed on notice to adopt a more independent stance in the wake of the regulator having presented a Parliamentary Joint Committee (PJC) with preliminary dat...

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Superannuation

ASFA is arguing that superannuation funds need more time to accommodate the changes flowing from MySuper....

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Editorial

Investors should probably keep changes in the Chinese economy in mind, despite its incredible growth over the years, Janine Mace reports....

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Financial planning

ASIC has been placed on notice to adopt a more independent stance in the wake of the regulator having presented a Parliamentary Joint Committee (PJC) with preliminary dat...

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Editorial

Mike Taylor reports that a number of submissions filed with the Parliamentary Joint Committee reviewing the FOFA bills have revealed a serious disconnect between what the...

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Policy & Regulation

The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) believes the weight of evidence presented to the PJC is enough to get FOFA back on track....

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Financial planning

Bryan Ashenden tries to find a resemblance between the changes FOFA will bring to the financial advice industry and Charles Darwin’s Theory of Evolution....

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