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American IRAs not super funds

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2015
A recent decision by the Australian Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) ruled that an American Individual Retirement Account (IRA) is not a superannuation fund for Australian Tax Purposes. In the case of Baker and Commissioner of Taxation, tribunal ...

Platinum AM appoints independent director

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2015
The board of Platinum Asset Management has appointed a non-executive independent director. Stephen Menzies will be Platinum's fourth non-executive independent directors and will join the other four executive directors at the company's board. Menzies ...

MDA provider appoints lawyer to senior role

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2014
Managed Account Holdings has appointed a senior lawyer as company secretary, ahead of its listing on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). The owner of managedaccounts.com.au has appointed Jillian McGregor for her experience working in mid and top ...

In estate planning, beware of remarried clients

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2013
Clients who have a second, third or even fourth marriage are the most complicated to deal with when it comes to estate planning and this is something advisers should take into consideration. When working on the wills of this kind of clients, advisers ...

Advisers warned to check pension start dates after new ruling

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2013
Advisers have been warned to pay closer attention to pension start dates following a tax office ruling explaining when a superannuation income stream commences and when it ceases, and consequently when a superannuation income stream is payable and taxable. ...

New Treasurer Bowen takes control of financial services and super

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2013
... Bowen will bring relevant experience to the role, having been minister for financial services, superannuation and corporate law during the government's first term. In addition, Assistant Treasurer David Bradbury will assume the role of minister assisting ...

Trustees warned about unintentional SMSF contributions

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013
Self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) trustees have been warned that unintentional or mistimed contributions could get them in hot water with the Australian Taxation Office (ATO). "Even the most carefully constructed contribution strategy can fail ...

APRA's SMSF loan warning berated

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2013
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA)'s warning about the complexities of self-managed super fund (SMSF) loans has been questioned by a number of industry professionals. APRA executive general manager for policy Chris Littrell warned ...

FOFA misses the mark on investment fraud

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2012
A finance industry lawyer has warned that the FOFA regulations will not prevent Trio, Storm and Westpoint-type disasters from occuring in the future. "There has been no real change to rules making early detection and pre-emptive enforcement easier against ...

SMSFs exposed in related party transactions

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2011
Self-managed super funds can buy property from related parties but they are better off paying market rates and behaving as if at arm's length, a superannuation legal expert has said. Maria Siu, special counsel on Superannuation for Townsends Business ...