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ASIC watching SMSF advice closely

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2017
... financial advice in Australia. Deputy chairman Peter Kell informed delegates at the 2017 SMSF Association National Conference that ASIC will engage in 'shadow shopping' over the next 12 months in the sector to achieve a "real-time, on the ground picture" ...

Super must continue excellence path: O'Dwyer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2017
... theme of Minister for Revenue and Financial Services Kelly O'Dwyer's address to the 2017 SMSF Association National Conference this morning, reaffirming to delegates the government's position on incoming superannuation and financial advice legislative ...

Vanguard chief says embrace robo-advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2017
... clients. That is a key message shared by Vanguard chief executive Bill McNabb at the 2017 SMSF Association National Conference, telling delegates that business growth takes care of itself if the key focus is achieving the best possible outcomes for existing ...

Act like a professional to be a professional: Slattery

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2017
... expected and demanded of professionals and to think otherwise is delusional. Opening the 2017 SMSF Association National Conference in Melbourne, chief executive Andrea Slattery challenged delegates to take control and be leaders in the industry as it ...

Distrust is super's biggest challenge

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2017
... adviser or financial institution, nor sacrifice additional contributions. Speaking at the 2017 SMSF Association National Conference, Deloitte Digital chief executive Peter Williams said this is partly a result of superannuation funds not putting enough ...

Renewed calls to remove super from political cycle

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2016
... in confidence in the system. That was the shared view of a panel of policy experts at the SMSF Association National Conference in Adelaide that included the industry body's head of policy Jordan George, former Labor Cabinet Minister Craig Emerson and ...

Treasurer hints at super concession adjustments

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2016
... especially for very high earners. Speaking to an audience of industry professionals at the SMSF Association National Conference in Adelaide, the first time a person holding his office has addressed a conference, Morrison said the Government was very ...

Regulators coordinating efforts to protect super

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2016
... self-managed superannuation sector are acting as they should do. In a panel session at the SMSF Association National Conference in Adelaide, Australian Taxation Office (ATO) commissioner Chris Jordan and Australian Securities and Investments Commission ...

Labor eyes super for start-up boost

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2016
... investment in Australia's start-ups. Addressing an audience of industry professionals at the SMSF Association National Conference in Adelaide, Shadow Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation, Jim Chalmers, made the comments in the context of ...

Topdocs adds Commonwealth Bank integration

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2016
... administration." Topdocs will be demonstrating its new integration with CBA at the upcoming SMSF Association National Conference in Adelaide on 17-19 February 2016 (Stand No. 29).