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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 ...

Proposed super tax requires perspective: Expert

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024
Members must look beyond the "doom and gloom" of the superannuation tax leaping from 15% to 30% and not be scared off from using SMSFs as an alternative retirement savings vehicle, according to an expert. Presenting at the SMSF Association National ...

Insignia details transformation progress

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024
Insignia Financial's share price is up some 12% after it posted a marginal increase in underlying profit and reported all its strategic priorities being on-track. The wealth giant has reported underlying net profit after tax (NPAT) of $95.5 million ...

New life insurance regulations rolled out

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2024
Assistant treasurer and minister for financial services Stephen Jones has issued life insurance regulations that aim to modernise the legislative framework. The Life Insurance Regulations 2024 establishes a threshold for annuities, dictating that the ...

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 ...

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

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2024
... ownership stake in Buzz Holdings. "To incentivise the influencer's marketing and promotion efforts, the proposed licensing fee structure included a sliding scale linked to the size of the fund so, as the fund grew, the index provider would receive ...

Platforms ramp up innovation, back-end efficiencies

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2024
Platform providers' ability to innovate and improve administrative efficiencies are enabling financial advisers to digitally self-serve and improve client outcomes, according to SuitabilityHub. The 2024 platform market wrap found that the move to digital ...

DASS compensation drags AFCA, lead decision published

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2024
Compensating Dixon Advisory and Superannuation Services (DASS) victims continues to eat up the Australian Financial Complaints Authority's (AFCA) time and resources, so much so that a "lead decision" has been published to expedite the process. The complaints ...

Sydney HNWI drops $24m on EG building

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2024
A private investor has purchased EG's Mungo Scott Building, situated within the iconic Flour Mill of Summer Hill precinct for $23.8 million. The transaction of the Mungo Scott Building totals 3510 square metres and has an occupancy rate of 85%. The ...