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The Association of Financial Advisers has called for the release of key consultation submissions and for greater clarity around the detail of the Government’s legislation...
Funds management
Victoria’s new stamp duty laws will drive up costs for unlisted wholesale and retail property funds sector, according to the Property Funds Association....
Superannuation
Federal Parliament yesterday passed legislation intended to weed out underperforming superannuation fund trustees, in a move that a major industry body said would “end th...
Superannuation
AMP Limited has acknowledged a multi-million impact flowing from the Government’s legislative changes to superannuation including transferring 370,000 low balance account...
Superannuation
Superannuation funds will likely struggle to meet the Government’s 1 July implementation date for its new superannuation legislation....
Superannuation
The Financial Services Council has welcomed the Senate’s passage of superannuation bills which will reduce fees charged on low balance MySuper accounts....
Superannuation
The Federal Government has controversially amended legislation before the Parliament to target the use of corporate boxes by industry funds to influence employer default ...
Policy & Regulation
With elements of its superannuation legislation stalled by the Christmas/New Year Parliamentary break the Government has opted to use its regulatory powers to push throug...
Superannuation
Despite suggestions it had shelved its push for majority independent directors on superannuation fund boards, the Government has made clear the issue remains very much al...
Policy & Regulation
The Law Council of Australia has urged the Government that it needs to amend proposed new financial product design and distribution laws to exclude intervention in produc...
Financial planning
Industry Super Australia has accused the Government of caving into the retail banks and the wealth management sector in allowing ‘carve-outs’ from the design and distribu...
Life/Risk
A key Senate Committee has been told that the Government’s new Design and Distribution Obligations and Product Intervention powers risk putting advisers in conflict with ...
Policy & Regulation
The Federal Government is moving to introduce legislation which will have the effect of doubling the criminal and civil penalties which can be imposed against both corpor...
Superannuation
Industry Super Australia is urging the Government to legislate to compel employers to pay the superannuation guarantee at the same time they pay wages to overcome continu...
Funds management
DomaCom has said it is pleased with the revised managed investment trust legislation which has removed a residential property prohibition....
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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,...
increased professionalism within the industry - shouldn't that say, FAR register almost halving in the last 24 months he...