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Government scraps legacy tax, super measures

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2022
A range of tax and superannuation changes that were announced by the previous government but never legislated have been scrapped by the Labor government. To provide certainty to industry and those that would have been impacted by the measures, the government ...

TPB, bans dishonest tax agents

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2022
The Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) terminated the registration of two tax agents after finding they prepared and lodged self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) annual returns with incorrect details. Following an Australian Taxation Office (ATO) referral ...

Draft SMSF auditor registration regulations to update fees, language

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2022
The government is consulting on the Superannuation Auditor Registration Imposition Regulations 2022, aiming to remake and improve the 2012 Regulations by changing the amounts of fees payable to ASIC, and language about indexation methods. The 2012 Regulations ...

Prime Financial acquires SMSF administrator

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2022
In a critical step in its ambition of becoming Australia's premier B2B SMSF administrator, Prime Financial Group has acquired Gold Coast-based SMSF Administrator Intello. The acquisition will see Prime Financial Group's SMSF division represent approximately ...

BGL automates crypto trading

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2022
BGL has streamlined its cryptocurrency trading capabilities. The self-managed super fund (SMSF) administrator said its Simple Fund 360 and Simple Invest 360 solutions are now integrated with Digital Surge to automate cryptocurrency trading data. BGL ...

Still work to do on QAR: Levy

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2022
Michelle Levy recounted hearing feedback on the Quality of Advice Review (QAR) for the first time to a panel comprising Association of Financial Advisers chief executive Phil Anderson, Financial Planning Association of Australia chief executive Sarah ...

Dixon Advisory pays $7m for poor advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2022
Dixon Advisory will pay $7.2 million for providing inappropriate advice and not meeting client best interests obligations. The Federal Court found that six Dixon Advisory representatives did not act in the best interests of eight clients on 53 occasions. ...

FPA Congress a chance to 'reunite, reset'

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2022
As its first in-person conference in three years, a 'Reunite, Resest' theme will underpin the Financial Planning Association of Australia's (FPA) Professionals Congress later this year. Held in Sydney on November 23-24, the Congress will host a range ...

Ex-Synchron boss appointed head of Libertas

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2022
Former Synchron general manager Phil Osborne has been appointed to head up Sequoia Financial Group's licensee, Libertas Financial Planning. Osborne, who resigned from Synchron in June after just five months, will support the ongoing development of advisers ...

iExtend adds lead alliances role

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2022
iExtend has appointed a head of alliances, promoting one of its state distribution managers. Mark Stubbings has taken on the role, responsible for facilitating industry and association collaboration. Stubbings, who is well known in the advice industry ...