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Government looks to bolster TPB, tax compliance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
The government plans to strengthen the sanctions available to the Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) to protect consumers against misconduct. As part of the Federal Budget, the Albanese government is enhancing sanctions the TPB can impose, modernising the ...

What to expect in the 2025 Federal Budget

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
... optimistic nor pessimistic towards the Budget, changes to superannuation, including the anticipated adjustments to the Division 296 tax threshold, remained a key area of interest. The survey also revealed an uptick in client enquiries related to the ...

My Dealer Services partners to enhance adviser education

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
... My Dealer Services (MDS) adviser members with the "most up to date" technical reference and guides across superannuation, tax, self-managed super funds, aged care, social security and estate planning. Members will also benefit from resources to CFS FirstTech ...

Government plans to develop 'fit for purpose' digital asset regime

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2025
... with the release of the digital asset industry statement, the government published the Board of Taxation's review into the tax treatment of digital assets and transactions. The report found existing tax laws are sufficient to accommodate digital assets ...

Splintered globalisation a boon for AI, metals, EVs: PGIM

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2025
As geopolitical tensions and trade wars derail globalisation, artificial intelligence (AI), metals and minerals, and electric vehicles (EV) are some of the sectors poised to be winners for investors, new research from PGIM shows. This new era of globalisation ...

Australians 'overwhelmed' by retirement: Aware

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2025
... retirement. "By keeping their super invested, they can draw a flexible income and potentially benefit from a concessional tax rate, which can significantly enhance their financial security in later years," Aware Super said. In addition, over a quarter ...

Tranche 2 of DBFO dumps SOAs, enables 'nudges'

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2025
... relates to the purchase or disposal of non-super assets or other financial products, holistic financial planning, and estate and tax planning advice. Finally, funds will be able to send targeted prompts to members - or 'nudge' them - at specific ...

CEFC funds sustainable real estate credit projects

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2025
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) is partnering with Goldman Sachs Alternatives to pour $160 million into sustainable real estate. The investment is being made alongside the Goldman-managed Real Estate Credit Partners (RECP IV) fund and will ...

Fixing retirement system an election priority: Grattan

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2025
... those who rent in retirement. The federal government gives up more than $50 billion a year in poorly targeted superannuation tax concessions. Australians also pay too much in superannuation fees and receive too little guidance on how to use their super ...

Deficit to reach $26bn: Deloitte

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2025
... smaller. And no politician is putting forward a credible plan to plug those holes," she said. Deloitte forecasts that income tax withholding, which is the largest slice of government revenue, will be a cumulative $3.5 billion higher than the official ...