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ASIC acts against illegal investment scheme operator

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2023
ASIC is suing the operator of several unregistered managed investment schemes that, among other investors, targeted SMSF members. Sasha Hopkins, director of The A Team Property Group, is facing civil action for alleged unlicensed conduct and running ...

ASIC continues to reprimand SMSF auditors

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 24 JUL 2023
ASIC has cracked down on eight self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) auditors for breaches of their obligations. Specifically, the regulator has disqualified five SMSF auditors and imposed additional conditions on three SMSF auditors for failing to ...

Count takes stake in Melbourne firm

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2023
Count Limited will acquire a 40% stake in Melbourne-based wealth management firm Bruce Edmunds & Associates. Bruce Edmunds & Associates offers accounting, tax, financial planning, SMSF and estate planning services. According to Count chief executive ...

SMSFs brace for more reforms: Expert

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUN 2023
As June 30 approaches, self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) must brace themselves for more regulatory reforms that could impact their hard-earned savings, according to a superannuation expert. HLB Mann Judd superannuation partner Mitchell Markwick ...

Consultation opens on NALI reforms

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUN 2023
The government has proposed several changes to the non-arm's length income (NALI) regulations, which are set to affect self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) and small APRA-regulated funds (SAF). The Treasury Laws Amendment (Measures for Consultation) ...

SMSF advisers navigate new regulation: Survey

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2023
New policy proposals, including indexation of the transfer balance cap and the $3 million cap present a variety of engagement opportunities for SMSF advisers, according to Investment Trends' latest report. The 18th annual edition of the 2023 SMSF Adviser ...

Pascoe Partners, OpenInvest launch online investing solution

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2023
The new offering, Pascoe Partners Invest, includes four diversified investment portfolios which cover a range of risk and return profiles as well as an ethical portfolio. The accounting and advisory firm said all four portfolios require a minimum of ...

Perth-based Ponzi scheme shut down by court

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2023
A Perth woman has been permanently banned from running a financial services business, while the $11 million illegal investment scheme she ran will be wound up. Monica Kaur, through her business MKS Property Investments/Developments, encouraged around ...

Director charged over illegal investment scheme

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2023
A former financial adviser is facing several charges of dishonest conduct and dealing in proceeds of crime after he convinced clients to open SMSFs to invest in businesses he owned, all while operating unlicensed. Ashley Vincent Arandez fronted the ...

AMP offloads SuperConcepts

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2023
An investor group comprising private equity firm Pemba Capital Partners and several advice industry executives is buying the SMSF administration business and its SuperMate solution. AMP is selling SuperConcepts to Pemba Capital Partners, which is co-investing ...