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SMSF Association appoints chair

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 18 FEB 2022
Brisbane Lawyer Scott Hay-Bartlem has been named chair of the SMSF Association. Hay-Bartlem, a partner at Brisbane law firm Cooper Grace Ward, has been a director for the organisation since July 2019, and will replace Andrew Hamilton who is stepping ...

VFMC appoints head of investment stewardship

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2022
The Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VFMC) has appointed a head of investment stewardship. Shali Lingaretnam has been appointed head of investment stewardship in an ongoing capacity, having been acting in the role since July 2021. Lingaretnam ...

FSCP panel members named

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 15 FEB 2022
Thirty-one part-time members of the Financial Services and Credit Panel (FSCP) have been appointed by Treasury as the new disciplinary regime kicks off. The Financial Sector Reform (Hayne Royal Commission Response - Better Advice) Act 2021 established ...

$450 super threshold scrapped

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 11 FEB 2022
In a long-awaited move, the government has scrapped the $450 superannuation guarantee threshold, making about 300,000 people eligible for super contributions. The bill to remove the monthly income threshold was passed in Parliament yesterday, alongside ...

Proxy advice reforms defeated

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 FEB 2022
The Senate has overturned proxy advice reforms announced at the end of last year, three days after the new regime had begun. On a vote of 29 votes to 25, the Senate disallowed the new regulations that were announced by Treasurer Josh Frydenberg in December ...

Retirement Income Covenant, CCIV reforms pass

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 FEB 2022
Two long-awaited reforms, the Retirement Income Covenant and Corporate Collective Investment Vehicle regime, passed parliament yesterday. Superannuation funds will have to provide a retirement income strategy for members to assist them in their later ...

Blue Crane Capital launches fintech tool for SMSFs

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 FEB 2022
Catering to Australia's self-managed super fund (SMSF) sector, property finance specialist Blue Crane Capital has launched a new fintech tool, SMSFr8. The online SMSFr8 platform is free for users and provides a complete analysis and comparison of the ...

Super baby bonus proposed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 8 FEB 2022
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) is proposing a $5000 superannuation baby bonus be introduced, as the industry also calls for the government to prioritise the removal of the $450 threshold as parliamentary sitting resumes. ...

CFA releases disappointing pass rate

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 7 FEB 2022
Only 27% of candidates who sat the latest Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) level one exam passed. The November exam, which had 28,170 aspiring investment management professions undertaking the session, saw a marginal improvement compared to the May ...

Iress wins new mandate

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 7 FEB 2022
Financial advice and accountancy service provider Findex has selected Iress' financial advice software Xplan to use across its operations. Iress will support the more than 400 partners and advisers that are part of the Findex network under the new mandate. ...