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Policy & Regulation

The ATO has been urged to treat the provision of advice within super equally across types of funds....

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Superannuation

SMSF trustees need to understand the constraints with respect to related party loans, write DBA Lawyers principals Bryce Figot and Daniel Butler....

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Financial planning

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...

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Financial planning

Foreign investors will be exempt from paying tax when using an Australian fund manager under the Investment Manager Regime which passed through Parliament yesterday....

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Editorial

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....

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Superannuation

The Australian Taxation Office has confirmed that the income tax amendment period for 'potential' trust beneficiaries is four years....

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Financial planning

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...

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Superannuation

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...

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Policy & Regulation

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....

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Superannuation

Law firm cautions SMSF trustees to be prepared for a more probing approach from the ATO this year....

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Financial planning

The Government has released exposure draft legislation on CGT relief for merging superannuation funds....

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Financial planning

Opposition commits to deliver on changes necessary to make Australia a regional financial services hub....

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Financial planning

Financial Services Council chief executive John Brogden has lobbied Washington for an intergovernmental agreement to resolve the FATCA debate....

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Editorial

Rushed financial services reforms such as FOFA and Stronger Super are exacting a heavy toll on financial planners and superannuation funds....

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Financial planning

The Australian Taxation Office has warned taxpayers against individuals promoting dividend access share arrangements....

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