government and regulation

Superannuation

Industry associations have urged the Government to adopt a concessional contributions cap for members over 50 of $35,000, regardless of their account balance, with an und...

Superannuation

Superannuation trustees and simple managed investment scheme providers have had the timeframe for the new shortened Product Disclosure Statement (PDS) regime extended....

Superannuation

The Government is increasingly viewing regulated superannuation funds as a 'honey pot', and industry associations are fighting the further use of members' accounts to fun...

Superannuation

The Federal Government's Medicare-based clearing house for small businesses has sparked a war of words with the Opposition, which claims it is costing $177 for every tran...

Superannuation

Changes to the superannuation tax regime for low-income earners have been warmly welcomed by industry bodies, which claim it will be a positive move to make the system mo...

Superannuation

The Federal Government may have taken the advice of industry associations when implementing the final levy to compensate victims of the Trio collapse, but concerns about ...

Superannuation

ETF sector growth and a proliferation of complex and niche products are creating a greater need for adviser and investor education....

Superannuation

ASIC has updated the complaints process for trustee companies to give trustees a longer period of time to deal with complaints internally....

Superannuation

The Federal Government has released an options paper proposing changes to income tax law to attract foreign investment....

Superannuation

Funds on the threshold of merging have been urged to lobby the government for the continuation of Capital Gains Tax (CGT) relief for merged funds in order to prevent larg...

Superannuation

The Small Independent Superannuation Funds Association (SISFA) has welcomed news of an urgent review of excess contribution penalties as announced earlier this week by th...

Superannuation

As long as the debate about the increase of superannuation concessional contributions caps for over 50s continues, untaxed schemes will not be affected by the proposed ch...

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Grant Banner

From my perspective, 40- 50% of people are likely going to be deeply unhappy about how long they actually live. ...

11 months ago
Kevin Gorman

Super director remuneration ...

11 months 1 week ago
Anthony Asher

No doubt true, but most of it is still because over 45’s have been upgrading their houses with 30 year mortgages. Money ...

11 months 1 week ago

Deloitte Access Economics has raised concerns about the government’s recent changes to the Future Fund’s investment mandate, questioning the necessity and implications of...

6 hours 23 minutes ago

The APRA chair has confirmed the need to build resistance to geopolitical shocks as opposed to shying away from global participation....

6 hours 33 minutes ago

An industry body has praised the strong backing from institutional investors for Australia’s transition to renewable energy....

6 hours 46 minutes ago