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Crowe Horwath names senior appointments

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2018
... services group, announced in July last year it acquired a Grafton-based accounting practice, R.G. Turns Accounting and Taxation.

O'Dwyer proposes compulsory unpaid super law

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2018
... short-change employees via salary sacrifice arrangements. O'Dwyer is welcoming submissions to the proposals under the Taxation and Superannuation Guarantee Integrity Bill until February 16. Cbus chief executive David Atkin welcomed the consultation process ...

SMSFs shifting focus for diversification

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2018
... Telstra, BHP Billiton, Wesfarmers, CSL, Woolworths and Woodside Petroleum. Separately, new data released by the Australian Taxation Office shows returns from the SMSF sector in 2015-16 were on par with that of APRA-regulated funds. The figures also show ...

Two FSC senior policy managers depart

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2018
... governance standards in the superannuation industry, promote competition in the default superannuation market, as well as put taxation arrangements in place for super funds. A BT Financial Group spokesperson confirmed Briggs will be joining the firm ...

SMSF members want overseas restrictions lifted

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2018
... and it must pass an "active member" test relating to contributions made to the fund by non-resident active members for taxation purposes, i.e. they can't exceed 50%. Maroney says failure by a fund to meet the definition of an Australian superannuation ...

Government releases super tax measures for consultation

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 12 JAN 2018
The Government has released its draft legislation regarding taxation integrity measures for the superannuation system. The consultation paper addresses two specific measures: the first concerns a member's share of the outstanding balance of a limited ...

Wealth firm acquires taxation educator

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 12 JAN 2018
An ASX-listed wealth management and financial advice firm has acquired a provider of in-house tax training for accountants and lawyers. Knowledge Shop, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Easton Investments, has paid $360,750 to acquire 65% of Taxbytes; a ...

SMSFs continue rise

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2017
Self-managed superannuation funds are on the rise according to figures released by the Australian Taxation Office. The 2017 Statistical Report reveals the total number of SMSFs in operation has increased to almost 600,000 with 23,508 accounts added ...

Investment bonds see seismic shift: Zenith

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2017
... scale clients seeking tailored portfolios or specific outcomes - such as socially responsible investing or maximising taxation arbitrage through franking credits - where multi asset portfolios may not be as effective." It's worth noting that in the past ...

Superannuation fears regulatory strangle: ASFA

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2017
... to figures released by ASFA's director of research Ross Clare today that on a five-year return basis and adjusting for taxation, $1 invested into the Future Fund in June 2012 would have returned $1.67 at June 2017. Comparatively, the average superannuation ...