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Morrison divestment lifts Sequoia profits

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2024
... across its network due to the tight supply of adviser services, Sequoia said. It is targeting 500 advisers by 2026; it currently has about 350. The group also disclosed it is currently acting on "several matters" that have been referred to AFCA in relation ...

Proposed super tax requires perspective: Expert

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024
... $3 million mark and some many never do so. Younger members from 40- to 60-years-old who are likely to hit $3 million currently wonder if they should keep putting money into super. "If they do [get to $3 million] and they've done it by making lots ...

ASIC vigilant on bad SMSF advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2024
... action where we see inappropriate financial advice," she said. ASIC co-regulates SMSF auditors with the ATO. There are currently 4341 registered SMSF auditors. As a result of referrals from the ATO's compliance program and other identified SMSF auditor ...

ATO cracks down on illegal early SMSF access

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2024
... established SMSF makes a rollover but doesn't lodge its first return is another red flag on the ATO's radar. "Currently, 16% of funds that were registered in 2022 have failed to launch their first return, which means these returns are over 12 ...

SMSFA reappoints Hay-Bartlem as chair

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2024
... the association as a director in July 2019 and was appointed chair in February 2022. With a background in law, he is a currently a partner at Brisbane-based Cooper Grace Ward, where he has worked since 1993. He specialises in advising on tax, superannuation ...

Reforms will strengthen retirement advice: Experts

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2024
... Heffron is hopeful that there will be a place for accountants with expertise to support their clients on SMSF issues. "We currently have a regulatory setting where every accountant I talk to is terrified of saying very normal things, [but] they're ...

Economists share their top left field ideas for 2024

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2024
... 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 that, if it grows, could cause a significant downturn, he said. As for the sectors hardest hit, he said it's "surprisingly ...

VanEck failed to disclose influencer's role in ETF launch: SEC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2024
... aggregated from online sources including social media, news articles, blog posts and other alternative datasets." The stocks currently include Tesla, Netflix, Amazon, Starbucks, Nike, Goldman Sachs, Visa Inc, Spotify, and ServiceNow, among others. According ...

Bell Asset Management looks to exit RE services

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2024
... Bell Global Sustainable Fund to vote in favour of installing Perpetual's The Trust Company as RE. The fund manager is currently RE of all three funds. It is also trustee and is responsible for the custody of assets, appointment and supervision of service ...

Magellan names Rahmani as new chief, reports NPAT lift

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2024
... the US and reports a 24% increase in statutory net profit after tax despite plummeting funds under management (FUM). Currently Maple-Brown Abbott chief executive, Rahmani has been named managing director of Magellan Asset Management with a view to transitioning ...