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How will Division 296 Tax impact farmers?

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024
... exceed $3 million with its proposed Division 296 Tax. Already, Timms said SMSFs holding farmland property are considering the best options to either transfer the land or restructure investments to factor in a tax that may require payment in years of ...

Former financial adviser sanctioned by ASIC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024
... the Corporations Act concerning self-managed superannuation fund advice. The regulator said that Jaidka didn't act in the best interests of his clients when providing financial product advice, as evidenced by his inadequate consideration of their specific ...

Super tax is a 'wealth tax': Taylor

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024
... retirement. We need policies and deliver choice, informed options, and the advice and adviser network to deliver the very best outcomes in retirement. Self-managed super funds are an integral part of that choice," he said. "Self-managed super was a key ...

ASIC waves red flag at advisers, trustees over Choice products

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024
... was to continue investing in the underperforming option in one way or another. Eleven files demonstrated breaches of the best interests duty and appropriate advice obligation, primarily in relation to the underperforming product, including no explanation ...

Reforms will strengthen retirement advice: Experts

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2024
... Super chief executive Kate Farrar said what the QAR ultimately means is Australians having better outcomes and accessing the "best possible retirement." "What I think you will see in the APRA sector is a whole lot more advice delivered [in a way] that ...

Aussies do not underspend in retirement, say super funds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2024
... they want. Finally, the use of annuities for members or cohorts of members should not be mandated, it said; "Trustees are best placed to create investment strategies for their members." "SMC supports retirement solutions that balance the risk of money ...

ANZ gets green light for Suncorp merger

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2024
... high-quality business with a strong team and excellent customer base, and we look forward to bringing them access to the best of ANZ, including our platforms and technology," Elliott said. "We strongly believe that the acquisition presents significant ...

Family offices choose private credit: Survey

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2024
... more importantly, many of these same chief investment officers still believe that private equity, not private credit, is the best way to efficiently compound capital over a longer-term horizon." On the other end of the spectrum, chief investment officers ...

Rest faces class action over IP premiums

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2024
... it intends to defend the action in the Federal Court. "As a profit-to-member fund, Rest has at all times focussed on the best financial interests of members," the spokesperson said. "Rest's group insurance cover is and has always been designed to meet ...

Aussies want control of nest eggs: FSC

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2024
... Blake Briggs said there is significant risk for the government if it tries to convince Australians that politicians know best in determining which retirement products they should use. More than three quarters of respondents (76%) will likely seek advice ...