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SMSF tool receives industry tick

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 9 APR 2018
... Association chief executive officer John Maroney said. The association also believes the ATO's move is an example of proactive regulatory behaviour. "We believe this is an excellent example of a regulator being proactive in guiding behavior without needing ...

New law tightens unpaid SG penalties

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018
... 1 July 2018, O'Dwyer said. These measures will enable the ATO to detect superannuation non-compliance earlier and be proactive in preventing non-payment, she said. According to Murray Howlett, a partner at chartered accounting firm Pilot Partners, many ...

PJC doubts life insurance industry can self-regulate

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2018
... superannuation problem as "completely unacceptable." The committee recommended super funds and life insurers to be more proactive in informing customers about the status of their group life insurance accounts. In response, the Financial Services Council ...

FSC honours life insurance industry talent

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2018
The Financial Services Council awarded its highest accolades to the life insurance industry's brightest stars at a gala dinner in Sydney overnight. The annual FSC Life Insurance Awards, held at the Ivy Ballroom, recognised three talented individuals ...

AMP flags new practice management platform

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2018
In its 2018 Sustainability Report, AMP said it was investing in a practice management tool as part of its Goals 360 advice platform. The tool will be built on the Salesforce platform and integrates customer relationship management, operational reporting ...

Aurora calls out 8IP directors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 MAR 2018
Aurora Funds Management is calling for the removal of three directors of Eight Investment Partners' $50 million listed investment company. Owning a 19.99% share in 8 Emerging Companies, Aurora is the largest shareholder in the LIC and said it called ...

More female clients requires more female advisers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2018
... taking a far bigger role in the financial decisions of a couple," Kent said. Kent said financial advisers need to be proactive in responding to the social shift of evolving family gender roles, suggesting this would be further aided if there were more ...

Small advice firms face big data breach penalties

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2018
... not fully prepared for cyber-attacks. "Another report by Telstra last year found 33% of small businesses don't take proactive measures to protect against cyber breaches," she said. An overwhelming 60% of small businesses that experience a significant ...

Advice firm enters insurance market

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2018
... premium by up to 30% for the life of the policy. But more importantly, commission free advice removes bias. Plus, our proactive review service will manage your needs with the option to reduce cover as your exposures or risks diminish," HPW senior risk ...

Institutions urged to overhaul outdated risk management practices

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2018
... of such unrest and the public is now rapidly surpassing what progress has been made. As such, Laughlin believes more, proactive attention needs to be paid to social risks rather than just monitoring them. "One could argue that at the heart of this should ...