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ASIC cracks down on 42 SMSF auditors

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2020
... Taxation Office, with the ATO monitoring conduct and subsequently referring matters to ASIC to investigate. ASIC then reviews whether to disqualify or impose conditions on an auditor, or cancel or suspend their registration. An SMSF auditor is responsible ...

ASIC warns Indigenous Australians over scams

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2020
... offering an investment and ways to make easy money, consumers should ask for more information about the company, and research whether the company is legitimate," ASIC said. In addition, consumers are urged to take time to think things through and not ...

ATO clarifies part disposal rules: DomaCom

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2020
... to an SMSF but a part interest can be sold to DomaCom's Senior Equity Release giving cash to the superannuation member whether it be SMSF, industry or retail funds. "For investors, DomaCom's Senior Equity Release delivers 3% income plus capital growth ...

Take your CAPE ratio with a grain of salt

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2020
... "look underneath the hood" and take a more active view when investing on the ASX. And while he believes valuation tools, whether it's the CAPE ratio or any other metric, have value in terms of containing information for future expectations of price ...

LNP halts push for SG rise

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2020
... ambivalent on the issue. Speaking at a press conference Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the government will need to consider whether or not to go ahead with the increase as the nation works at rebuilding the economy. "On the issue of the superannuation ...

Asset managers still bearish, but less so

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2020
... deployed following commitment," it said. Most equity manager searches had a core or defensive undertone, bfinance said, whether they had a quality, low volatility, low tracking error/active risk, or ESG focus. There had been no demand for value equity ...

Magellan readies lower-cost funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2020
... from our core," Cairns said. "We have looked at other asset classes, it will depend on how we could introduce those and whether or not [they would] make sense. We are not close to those discussions but we think it is quite difficult to do that...we are ...

Finance employees remain fearful

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2020
... financial situation and advance in their careers. Yet, finance employees were the most likely to have numerous concerns on whether heading back to the office could heighten their risk of exposure to COVID-19. Of those surveyed, 64% said they were worried ...

FSC calls for scaled advice model

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2020
... program could be held part-way through the trail period as an additional consumer safeguard. This would help determine whether the advice provided as part of the program was helping clients better manage their financial affairs. The advice provided under ...

ASIC puts investment managers on notice over valuations

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2020
... "Where valuations are uncertain for a material proportion of a fund's assets, the responsible entity needs to consider whether it is in a position to establish a reliable unit price. If not, the responsible entity may need to temporarily suspend entry ...