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RECAP: Advice in the Royal Commission spotlight (Days 6- 9)

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018
... negotiating the outcomes of enforceable undertakings with financial advice licensees. At the SMSF Expo in Melbourne, SMSF Association chief executive John Maroney said: "I don't want to go into detail about an inquiry that is proceeding, except to say ...

SMSF expert joins boutique investment house

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2018
... superannuation industry stalwart has taken on a board advisory role with a boutique funds management firm. Former SMSF Association chief executive Andrea Slattery will advise the board of fund manager and individually managed account provider, Private ...

SMSF tool receives industry tick

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 9 APR 2018
The SMSF Association has welcomed the introduction of a new ATO tool designed to help SMSF trustees and advisers remain compliant with new regulations. The SMSF regulator's new bulletin ensures the SMSF sector is given timely updates on any new or emerging ...

Industry welcomes pensioners' dividend tax policy exemption: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2018
... recipients. "This is important to older Australians who have not yet reached pension age and are long-term unemployed." SMSF Association chief executive John Maroney said it's only right that aged pensioners are exempt but there are still "serious reservations" ...

Labor's amended cash dividend refunds fall short: SMSFA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2018
... to protect age pensioners from its proposed excess dividend imputation credits reform still falls short, the SMSF Association says. Labor introduced the Pensioner Guarantee yesterday as a way to protect pensioners from abolishing cash refunds for excess ...

Industry responds to latest FASEA guidance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2018
... close to retirement and cannot justify doing an eight subject Graduate Diploma," the AFA said. Meanwhile, the SMSF Association welcomed the new guidelines and labelled them a positive step forward. "The guidance, when coupled with the proposed draft ...

Labor's imputation credit reform cops industry backlash

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2018
... dividend imputation credits to shut a "generous" tax loophole mostly benefiting self-managed super funds (SMSF). The SMSF Association has hit back at the proposal claiming it unfairly targets the SMSF sector. SMSF Association chief executive John Maroney ...

SMSF industry hails ATO appointment

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2018
The SMSF Association welcomed the appointment of a new assistant commissioner, self-managed superannuation funds to the Australian Taxation Office. KPMG partner Dana Fleming succeeds Kasey Macfarlane in the role and brings more than 20 years' experience ...

Complaints authority welcomes new chair

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2018
... authorisation no later than 15 March 2018. AFCA's remit has expanded to self-managed super fund members - a move the SMSF Association described as a "significant step" for the industry. SMSFA chief executive John Maroney said SMSF members and trustees ...

ATO closely monitoring SMSF balance caps

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2018
... members close to breaching the cap. ATO deputy commissioner for superannuation James O'Halloran told the 2018 SMSF Association National Conference last week that non-lodgement, reserves, together with actively ensuring SMSFs remain within transfer balance ...