SPAA dips its lid to ATO for its approach to limited borrowing

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The SMSF Professionals’ Association of Australia (SPAA) applauds the Australian Taxation Office’s (ATO) practical approach to the draft legislative instrument about limited recourse borrowing arrangements (LRBAs). The ATO has released... Read more continue reading

AFA – The Adviser’s Voice on Policy and Legislation

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Policy and advocacy will again be high on the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA)’s agenda in 2014, following a year in which the association made a total of 22 submissions... Read more continue reading

Social and economic balancing act a major challenge for the future of injury schemes, says Actuaries

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The delicate balancing act between delivering the specific health outcomes and sustainable funding of personal injury schemes is at a tipping point according to research from the Actuaries Institute, who... Read more continue reading

APRA has no regulatory role to play in SMSF sector: SPAA

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The SMSF Professionals’ Association of Australia (SPAA) has dismissed calls for the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) to regulate self managed super funds as being “willfully ignorant” of how this... Read more continue reading

Innovation and EQ to feature at the AFA GenXt Roadshow 2014

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The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) today announced the 2014 program for the AFA’s industry-leading new-adviser event, the AFA GenXt Roadshow. “The AFA’s theme in 2014 is INNOVATE: Think, Create,... Read more continue reading

ASIC concerns prompt MyRate to change website

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MyRate Pty Ltd (MyRate) has made changes to its website and will contact affected customers following ASIC concerns that home loan interest rates advertised on the website were likely to... Read more continue reading

ASIC issues further super reforms guidance

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ASIC has issued further guidance to assist industry with superannuation reforms, as well as a consultation paper about keeping superannuation websites up to date. Guidance The guidance relates to the... Read more continue reading

AFA Builds Strong Links with Legal and Accounting Fraternities

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A sell-out Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) Christmas event in South Australia is proof the AFA is building strong collegial links with both the legal and accounting professions. AFA State... Read more continue reading

Your Best Interests: Advice reality TV series piques consumer interest

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Your Best Interests (YBI), a joint initiative of the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and evolution media group (emg), has received outstanding support from the Australian public and the financial... Read more continue reading

FSC commends discussion on default superannuation and governance

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The government’s move to examine the issue of competition in default superannuation system under modern awards has been commended by the Financial Services Council. This follows the release of a... Read more continue reading