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ASIC watching SMSF advice closely

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2017
ASIC will undertake a major project focused on the advice provided to self-managed super fund clients, particularly around the establishment of SMSFs, as the regulator continues its work to lift the standard of financial advice in Australia. Deputy ...

Super must continue excellence path: O'Dwyer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2017
The superannuation system must be the best it can possibly be to ensure that every Australian is confident in controlling their own destiny. That was the overarching theme of Minister for Revenue and Financial Services Kelly O'Dwyer's address to the ...

Vanguard chief says embrace robo-advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2017
Financial advisers need to be less concerned with business growth and more concerned with doing well for their clients. That is a key message shared by Vanguard chief executive Bill McNabb at the 2017 SMSF Association National Conference, telling delegates ...

SMSFs no influence on housing

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2017
The self-managed superannuation fund sector is no threat to homebuyers, according to the latest insights from Class. The software firm's latest SMSF Benchmark Report shows SMSFs' are not influencing high property prices because, as a sector, they have ...

Association and regulator join forces for industry benefit

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2017
Marking an Australian first, the SMSF Association announced a strategic partnership with one of the biggest financial services regulators. The association has entered a three-year strategic partnership with the Australian Tax Office to ensure effective ...

Unadvised SMSFs ripe for advisers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2017
About 60% of Australia's SMSFs consider themselves to be unadvised, instead receiving their education around incoming super reforms from news and social media platforms. This is a key finding of new research from the SMSF Association and Commonwealth ...

Act like a professional to be a professional: Slattery

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2017
To regain the trust of Australians the SMSF sector must maintain the standards expected and demanded of professionals and to think otherwise is delusional. Opening the 2017 SMSF Association National Conference in Melbourne, chief executive Andrea Slattery ...

Distrust is super's biggest challenge

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2017
The biggest challenge facing the superannuation system is the distrust millennials have in the financial services industry at large following years of scrutiny. New research from Vanguard comparing the retirement savings systems of Australia, the UK ...

Couples can benefit more than singles in SMSFs

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2017
This Valentine's Day, as you stare across the table at your loved one, you may want to ask if they're ready to join you in a self-managed superannuation fund. It may not sound as exciting as buying a house together or signing up for a joint bank account ...

KISS selects SMSF compliance software provider

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2017
Keep It Simple Super (KISS) will now use Simple Fund 360 and CAS 360 as its self-managed superannuation administration and corporate compliance software solutions. Both products are owned by BGL Corporate Solutions, whose managing director Ron Lesh ...