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Canna Campbell slapped with $114k legal bill

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2024
... costs. This was a trademark infringement case and the judge found that the two feeble defences Campbell offered - that she did not use the mark to provide "financial advice" and her corporation was liable (not her personally) - were not supported by ...

Warren Buffet honours Charlie Munger in Berkshire shareholder letter

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2024
... more importantly, operate with materially less risk of permanent capital loss, he added. Meanwhile, on the conglomerate's "not-so-secret weapon" Buffet said Berkshire's ability to immediately respond to market seizures with both huge sums and certainty ...

Super funds in pole position for expanded advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2024
... Outcomes package of reforms, which includes creating a new class of financial advisers called "Qualified Advisers" (QAs) who will not be financially incentivised. Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) chief executive Sarah Abood said there is ...

Five megatrends shaping financial services: McCrindle

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2024
... emerging megatrends in their businesses. "These trends can be influenced if understood and responded to," McCrindle said. "We're not just victims of trends- we can have influence and impact on what is to come." The first megatrend McCrindle highlighted ...

How advisers protect themselves from 'rogue' clients

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2024
Financial advisers should not overlook simple yet powerful strategies when it comes to protecting themselves from "rogue" clients, according to a law expert. Peter Bobbin, a consultant lawyer at Sydney-based Bobbin Lawyers, highlighted several methods ...

Financial services 300x more likely to get hacked: Expert

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2024
When it comes to cyber-attacks on financial services businesses, Cyber Collective founder Fraser Jack says it's not a matter of 'if' but 'when'. Addressing day three of the SMSF Association National Conference this morning, Cyber Collective founder ...

Morrison divestment lifts Sequoia profits

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2024
... advisers, the complaints that are likely to result in restitution payable were accounted for in the 1H24 statements. They do not account for the complaints it believes unlikely to result in restitution. Sequoia said doing so might prejudice the ongoing ...

How will Division 296 Tax impact farmers?

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024
... transfer the land or restructure investments to factor in a tax that may require payment in years of low cash flow. "This is not an asset that farmers are generally holding to make a capital gain on down the track - it's something that is quite often ...

Proposed super tax requires perspective: Expert

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024
Members must look beyond the "doom and gloom" of the superannuation tax leaping from 15% to 30% and not be scared off from using SMSFs as an alternative retirement savings vehicle, according to an expert. Presenting at the SMSF Association National ...

New caps can increase super contributions: SMSFA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024
... balances could become law by June 30 this year. "The only questions that remains is whether the government's proposal not to index the cap and to tax unrealised capital gains will survive the scrutiny of the senate cross bench," he said. "Although ...