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Accountants nearing SMSF exemption deadline

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2015
... services. "It is these new leveraged advice services which will provide them with new opportunities to replace disappearing compliance work."

Red tape being reduced for super funds

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2015
... twice yearly basis, with the Commissioner will remove a duplicated reporting burden for funds, significantly reducing compliance costs," the Treasury statement said. The draft legislation is open for public comment until 28 September 2015.

CORRECTION: AFA COO joins netwealth

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2015
... the AFA's chief operating officer and will now lead netwealth-owned Pathway Licensee Service. He will also provide compliance, technology, research and education services to more than 200 licensees. Anderson will focus on education and infrastructure ...

Cbus opposes smaller super guarantee penalties

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2015
... is maintained." Atkin has called on the federal government to look at measures which would reduce the level of non-compliance with superannuation obligations and protect employees' retirement savings - including the alignment of paying the superannuation ...

WA Super appoints J.P. Morgan as custodian

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2015
... J.P. Morgan will provide custody, transaction processing, fund accounting, unit pricing, performance reporting and compliance reporting services. J.P. Morgan head of custody and fund services, Nadia Schiavon, said the firm's ability to tailor its service ...

Frydenberg relaxed about SMSF borrowing

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2015
... invest through a trust without the trust attracting corporate tax treatment. The proposed legislation would help reduce compliance costs because a trust would be able to apply the standard trust tax rules. Frydenberg said from more than 870 formal submissions ...

H&R Block launches SMSF set-up service

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2015
... funds. H&R Block SMSF Solutions helps ordinary Australians through the whole SMSF process from set-up to tax advice and compliance obligations. "Over a third of the $1.7 trillion invested in Australian superannuation is now controlled by self-managed ...

Difficult year for insurance income: CBA

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2015
... "We've seen in the wealth management results one underpinning theme for us and the industry overall is risk costs, compliance costs, and remediation costs for the time being - greater costs in those areas is really affecting the life of our business," ...

CBA profit tops $9 billion

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2015
... increase in average funds under administration. The bank's expenses increased 5% on the prior year with regulatory compliance and financial planning remediation costs the major drivers. CBA invested $1.2 billion on risk and compliance projects, technology ...

Regulation is not the only answer: Herbert Smith Freehills

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2015
... clients if they want to," Donald added, while "those who are inclined to do the right thing will bear the brunt of compliance each and every day." To him, there is a risk that "if the regulators don't act decisively to weed out the bad apples, the thicket ...