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Superannuation

Pauline Vamos believes it is time for the rebranding of the superannuation industry. ...

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Financial planning

While industry bodies support the Government's proposed regulatory amendments to accelerate the wind-up of so-called 'phoenix' companies and claim the issue is not a majo...

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Financial planning

The financial services industry has welcomed the elevation of the Employment and Workplace Relations portfolio to the inner Cabinet....

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Editorial

The linking of Workplace Relations and Financial Services reflects factional clout rather than good governance....

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Financial planning

Financial services appears set to lose Bill Shorten to higher duties in today's expected Cabinet reshuffle....

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Superannuation

The Government has amended its recent superannuation guarantee amendment bill to now abolish the age limit for compulsory contributions altogether. ...

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Financial planning

ASIC chairman Greg Medcraft has flagged surveillance around residential mortgage backed securities (RMBS) disclosure standards in 2012....

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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....

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Policy & Regulation

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has raised concerns about Treasury's admission that its failure to conduct a regulatory impact analysis on the Future of Financia...

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Superannuation

<b>Updated:</b> Shadow Assistant Treasurer Mathias Cormann has questioned Assistant Treasurer Bill Shorten's claim to be abolishing the superannuation guarantee age limit...

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Policy & Regulation

The proposed changes to transfer pricing rules will ensure multinational corporations operating in Australia pay the correct amount of tax on their income, according to A...

Editorial

Claudine Siou investigates some superannuation benchmarks that will help ensure clients enjoy a comfortable retirement....

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Superannuation

Superannuation trustees have pointed to the degree to which MySuper will force further industry rationalisation....

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People & Products

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has announced the appointment of Peter Kell and Greg Tanzer as the regulator’s new commissioners....

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Policy & Regulation

The Federal Opposition claims the Government's FOFA bill breaches its own best practice with respect to regulatory impact....

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