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While Kelly O’Dwyer has succeeded Josh Frydenberg as Assistant Treasurer most of the key advisory personnel are expected to remain in place....

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Superannuation

Australian super funds have lobbied Treasury to seek a resolution over the tax block imposed on UK pension tranfers...

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Funds management

ASIC has been warned that cobbling together guidance on PDS fee disclosure is not enough and that the underlying legislation needs to be fixed....

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Superannuation

People with ulterior motives are misusing Treasury data to drive their own agendas, according to a Money Management roundtable....

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Financial planning

Concerns over the threat posed by potential failures of FMIs to the financial services sector have prompted the Government to consult the industry. ...

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Superannuation

The Federal Treasury has taken the heat out of suggestions it’s Tax Expenditure Statements is a policy signal on super tax concessions....

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Superannuation

Challenger is surfing an annuities wave generated by retiring baby boomers....

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Superannuation

The FSC has urged the Government to review the targeting of the age pension, suggesting current settings are too generous....

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Superannuation

The FSC has bluntly challenged Treasury’s claims on the cost of superannuation tax concessions....

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Financial planning

The FPA has renewed its call for the Government to make up-front advice fees tax deductible and has urged the Budget impact be assessed by the Productivity Commission....

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Financial planning

Actuaries claim many Austrlaian retirees are living too frugally and barriers impeding appropriate retirement products have to be removed....

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Funds management

The Council of Financial Regulators is set to conduct its second review of competition in the clearing of Australian cash equities in three years....

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Superannuation

The Senate has passed a bill that abolishes duplicative payslip reporting provisions in superannuation legislation, a move the Federal Government says will reduce red tap...

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Funds management

Treasury Group is expected to increase its stake in Northern Lights Capital Group following a successful capital raising which was oversubscribed by more than five times ...

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Financial planning

Both educational qualifications and professional association membership will be later additions to the Government’s financial planner register....

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