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Superannuation
Nicholas Ali outlines the importance of lodging the correct Australian Taxation Office (ATO) form before commencing a pension. ...
Superannuation
Law firm advises establishment of separate trust arrangements to avoid penalties around transitionary elements of excess contributions following an Australian Taxation Of...
Financial planning
Industry executives have raised the prospect of the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) investigating whether responsible entity companies (REs) will b...
Financial planning
There are a number of positives that will make 2012 a good year for financial advisers despite a tough economic environment, according to Equity Trustees (EQT) head of we...
Editorial
The decision by the Reserve Bank of Australia to cut interest rates by 25 basis points in November might result in good news for both investors and the markets, according...
Superannuation
Jennifer Brookhouse outlines the issues to consider when deciding whether a superannuation death benefit going to a child should be paid as an income stream or into a tes...
Financial planning
Market volatility and changes see HFA downgrade its earnings guidance....
Superannuation
Tax bill which touches on easier superannuation consolidation to be reviewed by committee....
Policy & Regulation
Business taxpayers are concerned about being retrospectively penalised for complying with previous tax laws, according to the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Austra...
Financial planning
In the third quarter of 2011, 356 people and 122 companies were prosecuted and convicted of taxation and superannuation offences, according to acting Tax Commissioner Jen...
Superannuation
The Government's success in negotiating support for its Mineral Resource Rent Tax has given the green light to a higher superannuation guarantee....
Superannuation
ASFA argues support for a higher superannuation guarantee is warranted beyond the mining tax....
Policy & Regulation
The Federal Government has released a new consultation paper on modernising the taxation of family trusts and declared it is not looking at taxing trusts as companies....
Policy & Regulation
Industry leaders believe the degree of complexity the Federal Government has injected in to the FOFA legislation means it may not be possible to implement by July 1 next ...
Superannuation
The Financial Planning Association will encourage its members to focus more on retirement and post-retirement planning, according to FPA general manager of policy and gov...
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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,...