TREASURY

Editorial

With FOFA having passed both the House of Representatives and the Senate, all eyes in the financial services industry will now be turned to ASIC and the consequent shape ...

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Financial planning

Dimensional Fund Advisors' Gerard O’Reilly believes the focus of retirement planning should move from savings in the abstract to consumption planning....

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Superannuation

Corporate superannuation specialists are warning of an administration minefield amid a lack of clarity on grandfathering arrangements....

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Editorial

Given the end of the 2011/12 financial year also represents the start of a 12 to 14-month countdown to the next federal election, the time available for Bill Shorten to m...

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Funds management

Presenters have gathered at ASFA's Investment Interchange to discuss the role of superannuation in Australia's fixed interest markets....

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Superannuation

The SMSF Academy's Aaron Dunn looks at some of the changes flowing from the Stronger Super reforms and how those changes will affect SMSFs....

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Superannuation

The ban on off-market transfers for self-managed superannuation funds will not go ahead as planned from 1 July 2012, and is likely to be delayed for one year, according t...

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Superannuation

Specialist SMSFs company Cavendish Superannuation says Treasury officials have confirmed a deferral of the legislation which would have impacted off-market transfers....

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Superannuation

The Federal Treasury has been asked why CGT rollover relief cannot be extended to SMSFs merging with APRA-regulated funds....

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Superannuation

ASIC has revealed that there is a large percentage of over-the-counter derivative providers who are not following appropriate client money procedures, according to Capita...

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Editorial

Dr Stephen Nash looks at asset allocation and why some balanced funds are not so balanced....

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Financial planning

Treasury officials are continuing to apportion blame to financial planners for some Trio Capital losses....

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Accounting

Treasury officials tell Senate Committee accountants will be moved into FOFA world....

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Superannuation

The same timing problems which impacted FOFA are now impacting MySuper....

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Superannuation

The Opposition continues to question the detail and extent of the Government's superannuation tax changes for higher income earners....

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