The Auditors Institute Ltd (AIL) and The Institute of Financial Professionals Australia (IFPA) have lodged a joint submission with the Senate Economics Committee on the recent ban on limited recourse borrowing arrangements (LRBAs) over residentialnproperty. The submission puts…
Read moreThe Institute of Financial Professionals Australia (IFPA) opposes the Government’s decision to ban new limited recourse borrowing arrangements (LRBAs) for residential property held inside SMSFs. IFPA notes that this was to get the Greens support for its tax reform package and…
Read moreAustralian governments are collectively spending close to $1 trillion a year and state debt alone is on track to grow by more than $114 billion in just three years, according to analysis in the Institute of Financial Professionals Australia Research Foundation's Tax Policy…
Read morePeak professional body's President says the 2026-27 Federal Budget has deepened the dysfunction of a tax architecture that has never been fit for purpose — and calls for structural reform, not more complexity The Institute of Financial Professionals Australia (IFPA) is calling…
Read moreThe Institute of Financial Professionals Australia Research Foundation has released its Tax Policy Journal 2026, a comprehensive analysis warning that Australia is approaching the limits of its current revenue model and that governments can no longer avoid the difficult…
Read moreBy Scott Heathwood, President of the Institute of Financial Professionals Australia There’s been a lot of commentary over the weekend linking “lead generation” to the failures of Shield and First Guardian. Let’s be clear: that narrative is both convenient and wrong. What…
Read moreOn 7 April 2026, the Institute of Financial Professionals Australia (IFPA) lodged its submission to Treasury on the draft regulations supporting the Building a Stronger and Fairer Super System Act 2026 . In its submission, IFPA argues the draft regulations in their current form…
Read moreOn 30 January 2026, the Institute of Financial Professionals Australia (IFPA) lodged its 2026–27 Pre-Budget submission to Treasury, setting out a comprehensive reform agenda across tax, superannuation and financial services. The submission calls on the Federal Government to…
Read moreOn 16 January 2026, the Institute of Financial Professionals Australia (IFPA) lodged its submission on the Better Targeted Superannuation Concessions (ie, Division 296 tax) exposure draft legislation. In its submission, IFPA argues the proposal in its current form still has…
Read moreAs we reach the end of 2025, I want to thank you for your support of the Institute of Financial Professionals Australia (IFPA) and to report on what the association has been doing on your behalf this year. In a climate of rising costs, regulatory uncertainty and constant change…
Read moreThe Institute of Financial Professionals Australia (IFPA) has welcomed the Government’s decision to spread the 2025-26 Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) special levy across all 23 retail-facing sub-sectors of the financial services industry, rather than primarily…
Read moreThe Institute of Financial Professionals Australia (IFPA), a 106-year-old not-for-profit membership association and professional home for tax, superannuation and financial advice practitioners, has announced the election of new office bearers following its recent Annual General…
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