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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 ...

ATO warns SMSFs about risky arrangements

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2017
The Australian Taxation Office issued a stark warning to self-managed superannuation fund members about entering risky retirement planning arrangements that could potentially be illegal. ATO deputy commissioner James O'Halloran urged SMSF trustees to ...

BT Financial Group expands SMSF capability

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 30 OCT 2017
... increasingly looking to cloud based solutions to help drive efficiency and service their clients," he said. The Australian Taxation Office estimates that about 250,000 of Australia's 590,000 SMSFs are already administered via the cloud, while BGL estimates ...

LUCRF Super appoints new CFO

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2017
... executive, finance and investment operations at HOSTPLUS, has been appointed to lead LUCRF's finance team in financial, taxation, budgetary and regulatory reporting. Replacing John Arnott who left the $5.6 billion fund in September, Kenny held a range ...

More time needed for TBAR transition: SMSFA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2017
The SMSF Association is calling on the Australian Taxation Office to give SMSF trustees more time to adjust to the new Transfer Balance Account Report requirements, echoing member sentiment. In its submission to the ATO's Transfer Balance Cap and SMSF ...

Untouched super sits at $18 billion: ATO

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2017
... are among the top postcodes missing out on $18 billion in unclaimed superannuation. Latest figures from the Australian Taxation Office show more than 6.3 million lost and ATO-held super accounts, with $14.12 billion of lost super being held by super ...

Not happy enough

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2017
... recall. Here Westpac notes that consumers viewed news on all fronts as unfavourable - economic conditions; budget and taxation; interest rates; inflation; jobs and international conditions. "...consumers rated news on inflation and international conditions ...

Xenophon team introduce unpaid super Bill

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 11 SEP 2017
... information on each employer that made contributions, the amount, and any other voluntary contributions to the Commissioner for Taxation in their annual Member Information Statements or Member Contribution Statements. The condition that sees employers ...

Hands off super: SMSFA

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 11 SEP 2017
... outcomes for members. "The system needs a sustained period of stability free from significant changes, especially changes to taxation settings, to allow members to have confidence in the system and make long-term savings plans," SMSF Association chief ...

Millennial SMSFs making impact

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2017
... trader. Nevertheless, a new generation is beginning to make its presence felt," the report reads. While the Australian Taxation Office predicts that millennials now represent 14% of the total SMSF population, CommSec's insights show those aged 51 to ...