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Payday Super arrives midyear. Are your clients ready?
Payday Super will mean more admin and costs for small businesses, says the IPA's Tony Greco. It's time to prepare.
Mortgage requirements intimidate first home buyers
The latest HIA Housing Affordability Index saw home affordability slightly deteriorate; however, the index showed the link between income and the...
Financial issues affecting Australians physically and mentally
Fidelity International has released a report, titled The Value of Advice, and found that more than 65 per cent of Australians worry about money...
FASEA December exam results revealed
The exam was held in eight metropolitan and 11 regional centres across Australia from 5 December to 11 December, FASEA said in a statement. Read...
1-in-3 clients considering dumping their adviser
The MetLife Adviser-Client Relationship Report 2019, now in its second year, has surveyed consumers and small businesses with up to 20 employees...
ATO cautions businesses over FBT calculation methods
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has issued a notice to tax practitioners whose clients have provided car parking fringe benefits to their...
Agents urged to set up myGovID with AUSkey to retire in 9 weeks
The ATO has announced that while agents will be able to login with an AUSkey until late March, myGovID will become the default login option on...
Bleak warning for retailers: Adapt or die
On Wednesday (15 January), it was revealed that Jeanswest and its associated entities had appointed KPMG as administrators of the chain, which...
Clients must take care with bushfire donations from super
The SMSF administrator’s principal, David Busoli, said in an email update that the issue of funding large-scale donations to bushfire relief...
FASEA director resigns from board
In a statement, FASEA confirmed the resignation of Catriona Lowe as a director of the authority, effective from 31 January. Read more at the...
Over 3,000 advisers have left institutions, new data reveals
Further, 1,900 of those advisers primarily moved onto privately-owned licensees, according to the most recent Australian Financial Advice...
