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OneVue sells SMSF admin business

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2018
OneVue has sold its self-managed superannuation administration business. The business was acquired by AMP, via SuperConcepts. SuperConcepts chief executive Natasha Fenech said the acquisition is "consistent with our growth strategy, building the scale ...

SMSFs continue to break with tradition

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2018
Investment in Australia's top 20 stocks by the self-managed superannuation sector is growing as lower returns see investors turning their back on traditional SMSF portfolio darlings. According to the latest CommSec SMSF Trading Trends Report, SMSFs ...

Praemium data feeds added to BGL platform

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 19 MAR 2018
... hinted the company may soon make an announcement in this regard. BGL says about 70% of Australia's 600,000 self-managed super funds are administered using its software. Last month, Praemium started accepting financial advice applications digitally. It ...

Labor's imputation credit reform cops industry backlash

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2018
... investors receive from excess dividend imputation credits to shut a "generous" tax loophole mostly benefiting self-managed super funds (SMSF). The SMSF Association has hit back at the proposal claiming it unfairly targets the SMSF sector. SMSF Association ...

Shuttering dividend cash loophole to hit SMSFs

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAR 2018
... refunds received from excess dividend imputation credits - a "generous" tax loophole that's mostly benefiting self-managed super funds. Shadow treasurer Chris Bowen said this "unfair revenue leakage" puts a greater tax burden on low and middle income ...

Skyring names new head of distribution

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAR 2018
... Mardell Financial Centre, MySMSFOnline and Property 24/7. It provides asset management, chartered accountancy, self-managed super fund administration and real estate portfolio services. The group is due to launch a fixed income vehicle on March 20. The ...

Global Merces launches managed funds regtech

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2018
... clients using an electronic signature and bank level encryption. It's able to identify retail investors and self-managed super funds against government issued databases in a matter of seconds. It then issues a secure four-digit PIN to sign off documents ...

SMSF industry hails ATO appointment

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2018
The SMSF Association welcomed the appointment of a new assistant commissioner, self-managed superannuation funds to the Australian Taxation Office. KPMG partner Dana Fleming succeeds Kasey Macfarlane in the role and brings more than 20 years' experience ...

Complaints authority welcomes new chair

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2018
... she's seeking an application for authorisation no later than 15 March 2018. AFCA's remit has expanded to self-managed super fund members - a move the SMSF Association described as a "significant step" for the industry. SMSFA chief executive John ...

SMSF trustees warned on non-compliant crypto

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2018
Inexperienced self-managed superannuation fund trustees are being warned to do their homework before investing in cryptocurrency as they risk inadvertently breaching crucial compliance regulations. According to Bitcoin Trader partner Warrick Pleash ...