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Lower pension spending should not be the sole measure of retirement success

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Australia risks focusing too heavily on reducing Age Pension costs rather than ensuring retirees enjoy adequate retirement incomes, CPA Australia says. CPA Australia Superannuation Lead Richard Webb said comments from

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10 Sep 2026

Trust tax overhaul fixes one problem but leaves another unresolved

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CPA Australia says the Government’s exposure draft legislation on discretionary trusts, released yesterday is an improvement on the original proposal but leaves state stamp duty as the biggest remaining obstacle

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04 Sep 2026

SMSF borrowing ban risks missing the real problem, CPA Australia warns

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CPA Australia says proposed changes to self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) borrowing rules risk overlooking the real driver of consumer harm, following reports the Government has agreed to ban SMSFs from

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29 Jun 2026

Government pushing major tax changes with a rushed and incomplete Bill, CPA Australia warns

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Australia’s largest accounting body, CPA Australia has recommended that the Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 1) Bill 2026 be substantially improved or deferred, warning the government is attempting to

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15 Jun 2026

CPA Australia calls for fair and sustainable solution to CSLR funding

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In a joint submission to Treasury, CPA Australia, Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ) and The Institute of Public Accountants (IPA) are calling for proposals to shift Compensation Scheme

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12 Jun 2026

Tax reform conversation has a long way to go, CPA Australia

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Australia’s largest accounting body CPA Australia has warned the Government’s tax reform legislation risks creating a more complex and uncertain system, after the Treasury Laws Amendment Bill 2026 was introduced

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29 May 2026

Australians’ access to quality financial advice under threat

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Australians’ access to quality and affordable financial advice is under threat as the accounting profession feels the squeeze from regulatory burden, according to a report from CPA Australia. The pressure

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01 Oct 2019

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CPD: The case for Australian mid-caps – why quality is on sale
Share prices move every day. The underlying value of the businesses behind those prices does not move nearly as often, or as much. That distinction matters more than usual right [...]
CPD: Investment bonds revisited – understanding the fundamentals in a changing tax landscape
For many years, investment bonds have occupied a relatively small corner of the Australian investment landscape. While familiar to some advisers, others may have had limited reason to consider them [...]
CPD: Positioning portfolios for the next world order
Key takeaways The global system is becoming more fragmented and policy-driven, leading to more uneven and less predictable market outcomes. Geopolitical risk is now persistent, showing up not just in [...]
CPD: A review of the Code of Ethics (part one)
The Financial Planners and Advisers Code of Ethics (Code) has sat at the centre of adviser conduct in Australia since it became mandatory on 1 January 2020. This article, proudly [...]
CPD: Think your clients aren’t complaining? ASIC might disagree
Complaints are so big right now 2026 has been a big year for financial services complaints, and not just numerically. Certainly, the volume of complaints is noteworthy. AFCA data[1] released [...]