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Financial planning

The financial services industry has generally welcomed the Federal Government's announcement of market integrity rules covering high frequency trading and dark pools....

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Financial planning

The Federal Government has moved to review the financial market licensing regime in the context of not only high frequency trading but other changes in the financial serv...

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Editorial

The Government claims it has delivered on the Productivity Commission’s default fund recommendations, but Mike Taylor writes that the devil is in the detail....

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Superannuation

ASFA warns that 28 days may not be long enough for SMSF auditors forced to wait for banks....

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Financial planning

ASIC Chairman Greg Medcraft has announced an internal taskforce which will look at the failure of Banksia....

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Editorial

Mike Taylor writes that the Productivity Commission’s final report on default funds under modern awards delivered a formula which is unlikely to survive a change of Gover...

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Superannuation

The Productivity Commission has denied its final report mirrors a submission endorsed by Financial Services Minister Bill Shorten, and has pointed to key points of differ...

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Superannuation

Industry bodies have taken issue with the exposure draft regulations for rollovers and contributions in submissions to Treasury that take aim at the three-day performance...

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Superannuation

Institute of Chartered Accountants superannuation specialist Liz Westover has pointed to new regulations having been finalised requiring SMSF trustees to report fund asse...

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Superannuation

New research published by the ASFA has pointed out that many of those who claim the superannuation taxation system unduly favours high income earners are basing their fac...

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Superannuation

Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia questions ability of ATO to deliver an online portal capable of dealing with complex rollovers....

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Superannuation

Government warned on complexity attaching to proposals to improve super portability between Australia and NZ....

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Superannuation

Opposition seeks assurances from Government that there will be no further superannaution tax tinkering, while pointing to questions on the issue remaining unanswered for ...

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Superannuation

The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has welcomed new legislation which it said would ultimately protect member balances during super fund mergers....

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Editorial

The Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan and the Treasury must shelve any plans they may have to alter the superannuation tax regime to achieve a Budget surplus, warns Mike Taylo...

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