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Director charged with dishonest conduct

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2020
The Melbourne Magistrates Court has charged a man with seven counts of dishonest conduct following a referral from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). In addition to the seven counts, Mudasir Mohammed Naseeruddin as also charged ...

Former Class Super chief joins regtech board

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2020
An ASX-listed regtech has appointed a former chief executive of Class Super as a non-executive director. Rajarshi Ray is joining the board of Kyckr, which offers know-your-client and solutions to financial services firms and other regulated businesses. ...

SMSF fraudster sentenced

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2020
Craig Gore was sentenced to five years' imprisonment with a non-parole period of two years on six counts of fraud involving $345,000. Gore was initially arrested on 14 April 2017 after being charged with fraud relating to obtaining funds from self-managed ...

Your Future, Your Super reforms closer to legislation

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2020
The federal government has released its draft legislation for the Your Future, Your Super reforms, opening the industry consultation period until December 24. The package of reforms, which was unveiled in the 2020-21 budget, has four main components ...

End of the road for advice qualifications

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2020
Described as the 'end of an era', the Diploma of Financial Planning and Advanced Diploma of Financial Planning have been removed from the national regulator's register of vocational education and training. On November 3, the Australian Skills ...

Super sneaks back to $3tn in assets

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2020
Superannuation assets totaled $2.9 trillion at the end of the September 2020 quarter, according to the latest statistics from APRA. Despite the effects of the government's early release of super scheme, coupled with market volatility and a sharp economic ...

ASIC takes SMSF accountant to court

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2020
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has commenced legal proceedings in the Federal Court against a Gold Coast-based SMSF accountant for failing to comply with an enforceable undertaking. Jenan Oslem Thorne, otherwise known as ...

SMSFs are cost-effective, deliver for members

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2020
New research suggests that self-managed super funds are giving retail and industry funds a run for their money in terms of fees and returns. Joint research by the SMSF Association and Rice Warner found SMSFs with $200,000 or more are cost competitive ...

Treasury expected to release retirement review

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020
Nearly four months after Treasury received the Retirement Income Review's final report, it is expected to be released to the public tomorrow. An independent three-person panel of Treasury veteran Mike Callaghan, former Future Fund board member and ...

Fintech to take on super with new hire

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2020
Stake has announced its plans to take on the super industry to give younger investors a simple, low cost way to have their own self-managed super fund (SMSF), by announcing a new executive hire. Stake announced the appointment of Kris Kitto as head ...