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TAL upgrades Risk Academy

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2016
... offers accreditation with the Tax Practitioners Board (TPB)CPD accreditation plus extended sessions focusing on estate planning and engaging new clients." "We wanted to reward advisers who are dedicated to quality advice outcomes by providing them with ...

SMSF trustees increasing use of planners

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2016
... head of research, Recep III Peker, said consistent with previous years, SMSF trustees have noted inheritance and estate planning, pension strategies, Age Pension, and longevity risk as key areas where they have unmet advice needs. "This year we have ...

AZNGA subsidiary acquires adviser firm

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2016
... advice (FUA). DFA provides a range of advisory services including retirement planning, investment insurance, SMSF, estate planning and strategic financial planning advice. The firm also has a strong corporate super offering for small to medium sized ...

MGD sets focus on risk and succession

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2016
... and advisory, tax advisory, personal and business accounting, personal risk insurance, business succession and estate planning and administration.

Investment bonds back in favour: IOOF

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2016
... more," Herrald said. Paraded for their tax effectiveness, investment bonds can also be utilised as part of an estate planning strategy, a method which Herrald claims is of course not only more tax efficient for beneficiaries but also has a smoother process. ...

EQT appoints new managing director

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2016
... range of services to individuals, families and corporate clients including aged care advice, asset management, estate planning, philanthropic services and responsible entity services for external fund managers.

AstuteWheel launches one-hour estate planning

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2016
... platform AstuteWheel has launched its Astute Estate Planner service, which enables rapid implementation of the estate planning process. Specifically, the tool allows planners to "facilitate" the development of an estate plan - on which they are not legally ...

Super changes about sustainability: O'Dwyer

KELLY O'DWYER, ASSISTANT TREASURER AND MINISTER FOR SMALL BUSINESS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016
... tax concessions, and reduce the extent to which the superannuation system can be used for tax minimisation and estate planning. While the changes relating to the caps have received much of the media attention, I would like to highlight a number of changes ...

Federation Alliance launches Federation Super

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2016
... advisers to construct an investment strategy in line with individual retirement objectives. "Federation Super's estate planning features include reversionary and non-lapsing binding death benefit nominations, and it provides access to a selection of ...

Super objective paves way for taxation changes

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2016
... superannuation system will be improved by reducing the extent that superannuation is used for tax minimisation and estate planning purposes. "We will also remove tax barriers to the development of new retirement income products by extending the tax exemption ...