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Millennium boosted by three-way merger

... introduction of choice of super legislation. Specifically the WLM Group has identified self-managed superannuation funds (SMSF) as an area requiring closer attention. To this end it will provide a newly formed division that will specialise in servicing ...

AMP Capital sizes-up SMSFs

AMP Capital Investors has launched a research report on the self managed superannuation fund (SMSF) market which it will use to further tailor retail investment opportunities to meet the requirement of SMSF trustees. The report was completed by Investment ...

Specialist training courses now available for SMSFs

... of the ASIC Training Register. ASIC executive director of financial services regulation Ian Johnston says the inclusion of SMSF courses is to recognise the complexity of the products and the need for additional education in that area. SMFSs appear on ...

7.5% of super assets likely to move due to choice

... unlicensed financial advisers. ASFA CEO Philippa Smith says "the biggest risk appears to be advisers mis-selling to people into SMSF arrangements where the client involved doesn't have the skills, time or adequate savings to make this viable." The report ...

ATO cracks down on SMSFs

... ATO has recognised the need to prioritise the funds it will scrutinise. To this end it has developed a process where each SMSF is ranked via a risk score. The ATO will determine the risk score using a combination of a risk rating on the auditor convention ...

Tribeca expands into SMSF education

... Education provider Tribeca is set to acquire the Strategist Group, a provider of training and compliance services in the SMSF sector. The deal follows Tribeca's recent acquisition of Webb Martin, a supplier of tax training to the accounting sector. The ...

Government announces extension for DIY compliance

... manager Kate Anderson said the backdown will be welcomed by retirees. "The measures in relation to the permissibility of SMSF's offering defined income streams were widely criticised at the time for a number of reasons, not least of which was that the ...

CPA Australia welcomes FSRA allowances

... on whether to buy into or sell out of self-managed super funds (SMSFs). "It ensures that advice on the establishment of an SMSF, which often forms a part of overall business arrangements, is treated comparably with other FSRA exempt advice, provided ...

ATO to begin legal action against SMSFs

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) plans to take legal action against self-managed superannuation funds, after audits revealed significant non-compliance. An examination of self-managed superannuation funds found 20 per cent were not properly audited ...

Dutch adviser arrested on SMSF charge

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) announced today that Piet Walters, a Dutch citizen also known as Fred Hofman, was arrested in Hobart on April 15 regarding allegations that he "engaged in dishonest conduct in relation to the ...