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Federal Government names Royal Commission lead

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2017
... outlining that it will consider the conduct of banks, insurers, financial services providers and superannuation funds (excluding SMSFs) alike. Today, the Stockbrokers and Financial Advisers Association (SAFAA) voiced concerns that the Royal Commission ...

SuperConcepts launches admin tool

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2017
... SuperConcepts recently released with the University of Adelaide's International Centre for Financial Services revealed that SMSFs with more members tend to shun riskier equity markets and invest more heavily in cash, a lower risk asset class and one ...

ATO warns SMSFs about risky arrangements

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2017
... taxable component and non-taxable component of their fund balance upon refund of the excess. It is also cautioning about SMSFs entering artificial related-party property development ventures. O'Halloran said: "The arrangements may be cleverly disguised ...

ATO affirms SMSF event-based reporting rules

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2017
Self-managed super funds (SMSFs) with a balance of $1 million or more will be subject to an event-based reporting regime from 1 July 2018, the Australian Tax Office announced. SMSF members have 28 days after the end of the quarter to report an event ...

Aussie regtech readies firms for MiFID II

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 9 NOV 2017
... financial services firms that transact with European counterparties, including funds, self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) and traders. "APIR is already Australia's identification standard for a range of unlisted financial instruments since the ...

BGL enhances life insurance solution

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2017
... makes it easy for SMSF trustees to fulfil obligations about reporting life insurance requirements. The solution provides SMSFs online access to life insurance at competitive wholesale rates and provide significant savings for members, he said. "In a ...

SMSF balance gap to close: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2017
... trusts, non-residential real property and limited recourse borrowing arrangements, the report said. Despite claims that SMSFs are underweight in international assets, the research shows otherwise, with international shares comprising 59% and 55.9% of ...

Fintech exposes SMSFs to global shares

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 31 OCT 2017
... companies that will matter most in the future," he said. Stake also announced the beta launch of Stake Premium, which gives SMSFs access to US equities without charging brokerage fees. Citing data from the Financial Services Council, only 0.6% of SMSFs ...

BT Financial Group expands SMSF capability

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 30 OCT 2017
... make it easier to work with advisers. "We know that many accountants collaborate with advisers in managing their clients' SMSFs and they are looking for smarter ways to work together to best serve trustees," Moxey said. In the past, managing SMSFs was ...

Transfer balance cap reforms could hurt grieving SMSFs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 30 OCT 2017
... their estate planning needs prior to 1 July may need to review them. Hogan added that there would be many instances with SMSFs in which the death of one spouse would trigger a situation where the surviving partner would receive a death benefit forcing ...

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Mercer Super chief executive steps down

RIDDHIMA TALWANI
Mercer Super chief executive Claire Ross is departing after almost 17 years in senior leadership roles at the retail super fund.

AusFood Super looks to revitalise member engagement

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The $3.5 billion super fund has partnered with InvestStream to launch RetireSmart+, becoming the first super fund to bring an AI-powered engagement experience to some 66,000 members.

L1 Group posts 'marked recovery' in June quarter

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L1 Group has reported a marked recovery in investment performance in the June quarter.

European PE firm mandates Apostle with Australian distribution

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Apostle Funds Management has been appointed by European investment firm Triton Partners for the distribution of its credit strategies in Australia and New Zealand.

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