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ATO clarifies part disposal rules: DomaCom

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2020
... contribution. DomaCom chief executive Arthur Naoumidis said: "The ability for retirees to help themselves by modifying their personal balance sheets and moving some of their financial resources tied up in their home to their super will enable them to ...

Ponzi scheme allegations levelled at Mayfair 101

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2020
... leading to the appointment of receivers to IPO Wealth Entities. The documents also provided some insight into Mawhinney's personal financial situation. According to an affidavit provided to ASIC lawyers, he holds a bank account in Monaco but claims that ...

Mayfair 101 in damage control

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2020
Embattled Mayfair 101 has attempted to set the record straight, hitting out at claims chief executive James Mawhinney may attempt to flee the country and at Vasco Trustees over its handling of the IPO Wealth Fund. ASIC asked the Federal Court last week ...

Mixed results at Bjelke-Peterson estate sale

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2020
... schedule signed by Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, John Gorton and other dignitaries sold for $39,000. Bjelke-Peterson's personal desk sold for $3700, his briefcase for $3000 and his Stetson Swagger hat for $5000. A 1982 Jaguar Saloon driven by Bjelke-Peterson ...

Future Super hires governance lead

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2020
Fossil fuel-free superannuation fund Future Super has appointed a head of governance and regulatory affairs who has had a long career at the prudential regulator. Fahmi Hosain has taken on the role, after almost 17 years at APRA. He served as the head ...

AFP charges early release scammers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2020
... investigation. A 41-year-old woman has been refused bail and is charged with conspiring to dishonestly obtain or deal in personal financial information. The maximum penalty for the offence is five years in prison. Another 41-year-old woman will appear ...

Adviser jailed over $2m Ponzi scheme

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2020
... members; $318,500 was used to pay other clients dividends, interest or return of capital; $135,000 was used for other personal and business expenses and; $27,000 was withdrawn in cash or transferred overseas. In sentencing Miller, the judge described ...

Cyber criminals jump on ERS

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2020
... with $2.2 million in reported losses as at 22 July 2020." Simms added that the cyber criminals were aiming to collect personal information to be used to make fraudulent claims of government programs, including access to the ERS scheme. "One of the high-risk ...

Regulatory, legal exam questions trip up advisers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2020
... particularly unsuccessful candidates. The exam's testing of advice documentation requirements, the difference between personal and general advice, the Privacy Act and Anti-money Laundering Act were among the areas where advisers were most likely to underperform. ...

Aussies reevaluate retirement prospects

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2020
... portfolio outside of super. "We want more Australians to engage with their super and take positive action to make their personal retirement goals come true."