News : Regulation

Regulation, Superannuation

Six-member SMSF law progresses

six-member funds

Parliament has taken action on three separate superannuation bills, extending bring-forward arrangements and moving the introduction of six-member funds a step closer.

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Financial Planning, Regulation

AFA questions disciplinary body remit

AFA disciplinary body

The AFA has recommended the new single disciplinary body not review administrative and minor matters to avoid cost blowouts in adviser regulation.

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Compliance, Regulation

SMSFA backs new disciplinary body

advisers disciplinary body

The government’s plans to form a single disciplinary body for financial advisers as an initiative to help streamline the advice sector has been welcomed by the SMSF Association.

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FASEA, Regulation

Opposition slams FASEA as failure

FASEA failure

Labor’s Stephen Jones has said the government’s claim it has regained authority over the functions of FASEA is evidence of its failure and the policies that created it.

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FASEA, Regulation

Govt reclaims authority with FASEA move

Government FASEA transfer

The transfer of the FASEA regime back under government control represents the restoration of parliamentary authority, a senior minister has said.

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Financial Planning, Regulation

Advice regulations decades out of date

financial advice regulations

The regulations for financial advice are based on products and issues from 20 years ago which has driven up the current cost and complexity of advice for consumers.

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Financial Planning, Regulation

FPA calls for further adviser rego changes

FPA financial registration

The FPA has welcomed the government’s proposal for a single disciplinary body, but has called for improvements to financial planner registration.

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Regulation

Residency rules made simpler

SMSF residency rules

Changes to the residency rules for SMSFs, including the scrapping of the active member test, are expected to significantly simplify the superannuation system

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Regulation, Retirement

Work test to go in mid-2022

work test contributions

The work test on non-concessional contributions will cease from mid-2022 as the government seeks to boost the retirement savings of older Australians.

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Regulation, Superannuation

Indexation will not move all caps

indexation changes caps

Indexation changes from 1 July will not move all caps upwards, with some remaining fixed as a result of legislation binding them to current levels.

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