Keith Ford

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CA ANZ throws support behind Coalition’s plans for accountants in advice

1 week ago | accountantsdaily.com.au | Keith Ford

The peak accounting body has strongly backed the Coalition’s “promises” around financial advice deregulation, though it noted it needs to hear more details. • • 8 minute read CA ANZ has said it supports the federal opposition’s announcements aimed at enabling financial professionals to “support Australians to rebuild wealth”.
CA ANZ throws support behind Coalition’s plans for accountants in advice

1 week ago | accountingtimes.com.au | Keith Ford

CA ANZ has said it supports the federal opposition’s announcements aimed at enabling financial professionals to “support Australians to rebuild wealth”. Speaking at Momentum Media’s Election 2025 event last week, shadow financial services minister Luke Howarthreiterated the Coalition’s intention to make it easier for accountants to provide advice, particularly around SMSFs, if it were to win the election.
Coalition ‘dead against’ Div 296, ASFA ‘not as concerned’

1 week ago | accountantsdaily.com.au | Keith Ford

Shadow treasurer Angus Taylor has strongly reiterated the Coalition’s opposition to the $3 million super tax, but ASFA’s chief executive pushed back on concerns over taxing unrealised gains. • • 7 minute read The Coalition has not softened its stance on the division 296 tax on assets above $3 million within super, with Taylor confirming he is “100 per cent dead against it”. You’re out of free articles for this month Username or Email Keep me signed in on this device.
Coalition ‘dead against’ div 296, ASFA ‘not as concerned’

2 weeks ago | smsfadviser.com | Keith Ford |Keeli Cambourne

The Coalition has not softened its stance on the division 296 tax on assets above $3 million within super, with Taylor confirming he is “100 per cent dead against it”. Speaking at Momentum Media’s Election 2025 event on Thursday morning, the shadow treasurer noted that the “good news” is that the bill never managed to get through Parliament, so a potential Coalition government would not need to repeal it.
Shadow treasurer outlines plan to make Australia the region’s ‘financial centre’

3 weeks ago | superreview.com.au | Keith Ford

Shadow treasurer Angus Taylor has vowed to slash red tape and introduce a suite of financial services reforms aimed at transforming Australia into a leading financial hub. Delivering a post-budget address at the National Press Club, Taylor announced that a Coalition government would swiftly enact the Securing Australia as a Financial Centre Bill within 100 days of the upcoming federal election. The Coalition’s goal, Taylor said, is to position Australia as a “financial centre for our region”.
Coalition’s Taylor commits to advice reforms within 100 days

3 weeks ago | moneymanagement.com.au | Keith Ford

The Coalition has thrown its support behind advice and the broader financial services sector, with shadow treasurer Angus Taylor vowing to introduce a bill to legislate a raft of reforms if elected. In his post-budget address at the National Press Club on 02 April, Taylor put a clock on the Coalition’s plans to finalise financial services reforms that “Labor has failed to prioritise” if it is victorious on 3 May.
Caddick's SMSF victims set for $3.54m payday

3 weeks ago | smsfadviser.com | Keith Ford

Following an initial agreement in December, the Federal Court has approved the settlement that will result in some victims recovering as much as half of their losses. On Tuesday, the Federal Court of Australia approved the class action settlement, which was initially announced in December 2024, between a group of 32 victims of Melissa Caddick and auditors that had given their SMSFs a “clean bill of health”.
$3m super tax casts a shadow over federal election

3 weeks ago | smsfadviser.com | Keith Ford

On Friday morning, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese visited the Governor-General and kicked off the federal election, now set for 3 May. Promises are always thrown around in the weeks before an election and you would be hard pressed to find a government that hasn’t subsequently broken a couple of them. You’re out of free articles for this month Username or Email Keep me signed in on this device.
Budget confirms Division 296 tax still on the table

4 weeks ago | accountantsdaily.com.au | Keith Ford

The Federal Budget has confirmed the government will push ahead with its Division 296 tax for superannuation balances above $3million as planned. • • 6 minute read The government has remained staunchly committed to the division 296 tax in recent months despite wide-ranging pushback on the controversial measure. You’re out of free articles for this month Username or Email Keep me signed in on this device.
FAAA says DBFO 1.5 ‘undermines’ professionalisation of advice

1 month ago | smsfadviser.com | Keith Ford

The FAAA has labelled the DBFO exposure draft a “disappointing outcome”, with chief executive Sarah Abood adding that the association “cannot support it without substantial change”. Financial Services Minister Stephen Jones’ parting gift for the advice sector has been met with dismay from the Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA), which has criticised every element of Friday’s draft legislation.