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SPAA raises alarm on draft SMSF rules

ALEX DUNNIN | WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2013

... provisions are unnecessarily complex and will add compliance costs. The new provisions are contained in Schedule 4 of the SIS Act that was presented to Parliament last month but referred to a committee. The committee has just handed down its report. ...

Industry urged to understand changes to transfer rules

BEN COLLINS | THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2013

... from July this year. From 1 July this off-market transfers will be banned, but Burgess said that it was likely that the SIS act regulations would allow what it called "on-market crossing." This would mean that the only way trustees will be able to move ...

SMSF's need life cover education

BEN COLLINS | THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2012

... (7%). "Education around insurance within an SMSF is a real value-add for advisers and accountants and the changes to the SIS Act, which require trustees of SMSFs to consider insurance for their members as part of the fund's investment strategy, reinforces ...

Govt targets early release schemes; defers SMSF transfer ban

MELANIE TIMBRELL | MONDAY, 16 JUL 2012

... enforce a ban on these transactions by amending subsection 66(2) of the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 (the SIS Act). "This is the section of the Act that allows fund trustees to acquire listed securities from a related party without ...

SMSFs shift focus to property

ELISE BURGESS | TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2012

... rise of 0.8%. The rise may be attributed to the clarification of the limited recourse borrowing rules (section 67A & B, SIS Act) by the Australian Taxation Office in September 2011. Limited recourse borrowing which permits the lender recourse on the ...

APRA drafts new super guidelines

ELISE BURGESS | TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2011

... (SPGs) to replace existing APRA guidance that it believes will better suit the industry, which currently operates under the SIS Act and Regulations. The draft SPGs are SPG 270 - Contribution and benefit accrual standards for regulated superannuation ...

Review reinforces power of fund scale

RUTH LIEW | MONDAY, 5 JUL 2010

... members' interest," noted the review. The review panel is also calling for the removal of barriers in the tax legislation and SIS Act to fund consolidation, in the interest of achieving scale. The argument of bigger, better funds extends to investment ...

Cooper wants collectables banned from SMSFs

MICHAEL HOBBS | THURSDAY, 29 APR 2010

... the trustees or trustee directors." The report believes new administrative penalties framework should be based on the SIS Act. It could be modelled on the Taxation Administration Act 1953 penalty framework, which includes penalty units and assessment ...

Cooper Review unveils MySuper, officially

MICHELLE BALTAZAR | TUESDAY, 20 APR 2010

... super funds unless the government passes the relevant legislation. For example, the Review calls for adjustments to the SIS Act, the overarching law for all things super, so that super funds can carry through the reforms. Contained in the report is a ...

Commission on risk products should continue: FPA

COMPANY RELEASE | WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2010

... should apply to corporate superannuation. "It was agreed that, in accordance with the current legislative approach in the SIS Act, we would widen the definition of 'client' in our remuneration policy to include a formally constituted 'policy committee'," ...

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BT appoints new head of strategy

KARREN VERGARA

A former Allianz Retire+ executive has joined BT as the new head of strategy.

ASX sees trade volumes soar in May

MATTHEW WAI

ASX saw a substantial growth in trade volumes last month, despite continued lackluster movement in IPOs.

Otivo launches AI-powered financial advice

MATTHEW WAI

Otivo has launched a mobile app for Australians to access licensed advice powered by AI.

Munro expands access to climate focused fund

VINNY VUCAGO

The Munro Global Growth Climate Leaders PIE Fund has been opened to retail investors in New Zealand.

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