The ATO has been urged to treat the provision of advice within super equally across types of funds....
SMSF trustees need to understand the constraints with respect to related party loans, write DBA Lawyers principals Bryce Figot and Daniel Butler....
With legislative change sweeping across the financial services industry, BT Financial Group has launched a website designed to keep advisers up to date with the latest po...
Foreign investors will be exempt from paying tax when using an Australian fund manager under the Investment Manager Regime which passed through Parliament yesterday....
Portfolio administration firm Praemium has announced a net loss before tax (but inclusive of restructuring costs) of $3.9 million for the 2011-12 financial year....
The Australian Taxation Office has confirmed that the income tax amendment period for 'potential' trust beneficiaries is four years....
ASIC's recent scaled advice consultation paper does a fantastic job of clarifying how scaled advice will work in practice but leaves one significant gap, according to MyA...
The SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia has urged the Australian Taxation Office to release the final tax ruling on when a superannuation income stream commences...
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has warned taxpayers to be careful about claiming large input tax credits when acquiring intangible items at grossly inflated values....
Law firm cautions SMSF trustees to be prepared for a more probing approach from the ATO this year....
The Government has released exposure draft legislation on CGT relief for merging superannuation funds....
Opposition commits to deliver on changes necessary to make Australia a regional financial services hub....
Financial Services Council chief executive John Brogden has lobbied Washington for an intergovernmental agreement to resolve the FATCA debate....
Rushed financial services reforms such as FOFA and Stronger Super are exacting a heavy toll on financial planners and superannuation funds....
The Australian Taxation Office has warned taxpayers against individuals promoting dividend access share arrangements....
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,...