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Super funds in pole position for expanded advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2024
Superannuation funds will have a leg up over life insurers and banks once the federal government implements its proposal to expand financial advice. This is according to industry experts who say that super funds are in good stead to bolster the availability ...

How will Division 296 Tax impact farmers?

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024
RSM Australia director of SMSF services Katie Timms says farmers will be disproportionately impacted by the government's draft legislation Division 296 Tax. Commenting on the future of farming property at the SMSF Association Conference, Timms said ...

Advisers should have an AI plan: Netwealth

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024
... they can manage the risks these tools bring. "We've seen before that these tools can create wacky ideas - there's a risk of inputting personally identifiable information into these tools, which are consumed and then reused," Braun said, noting ...

Super tax is a 'wealth tax': Taylor

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024
... system, Taylor emphasised the need to give Australians choice and flexibility with respect to how they invest their money, the risk profile undertaken and whether they opt for an industry fund or establish an SMSF. "Retirement is an individual experience. ...

ATO cracks down on illegal early SMSF access

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2024
... likely to engage in such behaviour as opposed to established funds. About two thirds of the total $930 million that was at risk over these years relates to individuals entering with no genuine intention to run an SMSF, Rosenzweig said. Many of these ...

Risk, compliance staff in hot demand

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2024
With regulatory demands showing no signs of slowing in 2024, experienced risk and compliance professionals remain hot property. According to Kaizen Recruitment director Amanda Chisholm, factors like RG97, the Financial Accountability Regime, regulators' ...

Aussies do not underspend in retirement, say super funds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2024
... be introduced that measures investment performance, flexibility to access funds, and giving people control of the level of risk they want. Finally, the use of annuities for members or cohorts of members should not be mandated, it said; "Trustees are ...

Economists share their top left field ideas for 2024

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2024
... Hogan warned attendees to keep an eye on the elevated levels of business insolvencies we're seeing. Describing it as a "huge risk" over the next 12-18 months, Hogan predicted there could be as many as 60,000 zombie firms in Australia currently; a number ...

APRA proposes updated operational risk financial requirements

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2024
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has proposed changes to operational risk financial requirements for registrable superannuation entities (RSE) licensees. The prudential regulators adjustments are designed to bolster the ability ...

Aussies want control of nest eggs: FSC

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2024
... managing their retirement money - 39% compared to 37% respectively. FSC chief executive 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 ...