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SMSF Association chair gets new gig

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2020
... can be done in this sector. Joining Heffron is the perfect way for me to pursue this," said Hamilton. "The self-managed super industry is continuing to grow and mature, while dealing with both new challenges and opportunities. "It's more important than ...

ANZ wealth exit sees hundreds of jobs go

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2020
The Financial Services Union has lashed out at ANZ for plans to cut 230 jobs from its private bank and financial advice businesses. The FSU said that in a memo, ANZ told staff that it was committed to helping rebuild trust in the financial advice industry. ...

Super chief opposes SG increase

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2020
... Government-funded age pension an important safety net." Baird said he does advocate for changes to be made to self-managed super funds, calling for additional controls to "ensure the integrity" of the overall super system. "Consideration should be given ...

New partners at HLB Mann Judd

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2020
HLB Mann Judd has appointed two new partners across Adelaide and Wollongong, taking the firm's total to 85 partners. Travis Rickard will be a partner in audit, assurance and corporate advisory division in Adelaide. The second appointment sees Paul Apolloni ...

SMSF auditors in firing line

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020
ASIC has cracked down on a number of auditors of self-managed super funds, which the regulator said have failed to meet their requirements. "ASIC has moved to disqualify, or suspend and/or add conditions to the registration of, a number of auditors ...

Retirement income review must focus on women: KPMG

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2020
... combat the inequality women face in later life." Separately, the SMSF Association used its submission to label self-managed super funds the "pioneer group" for the retirement income system; with SMSFA chief executive John Maroney convinced SMSFs can ...

Property manager hires super fund head

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2020
... the institutional quality of investments available to our direct platform which has more than 20,000 retail, self-managed super fund (SMSF), high net worth (HNW) and family office customers. Charter Hall Direct chief executive Steven Bennett said the ...

Wealth manager promotes from within

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2020
The Adelaide-based arm of an accounting and advisory firm has promoted a long-term staff member to managing principal. Ben Brazier will take over the reins as managing principal at Pitcher Partners Adelaide for 2020, after 23 years with the firm, 17 ...

Your Super, Your Choice debate heats up

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2020
... Australians into new funds they did not choose, creating problems for individuals such as those who have a self-managed super funds, made specific investment choices in their existing fund or have chosen insurance levels, effectively forcing these individuals ...

ASIC claims to support robo-advice

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2020
... models for robo-advice covering risk profiling and investment advice, superannuation strategies, life insurance, self-managed super fund establishment and holistic advice. "Different types of digital advice models face different challenges in meeting ...