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ATO keeping tabs on SMSF early access, tax avoidance

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2023
The tax office issued a fresh warning to the rich who use self-managed superannuation funds as a vehicle for dodging tax and those who illegally access their retirement savings early. Of the total SMSFs in existence, 25% are operated by private wealth ...

Former Shaw and Partners adviser banned

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2023
A former Shaw and Partners financial adviser was permanently banned by ASIC after it was determined he was not competent and likely to breach the law again. It followed an investigation that found he, among other things, accepted unlawful commissions ...

SuperConcepts integrates with Smarter SMSF platform

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2023
SuperConcepts has joined forces with Smarter SMSF, integrating SuperMate and the documentation platform for streamlined SMSF administration. SuperConcepts chief technology officer Andy Forbes and Smarter SMSF chief executive Aaron Dunn said the integration ...

Vanguard cuts fee on bond ETF

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2023
A Vanguard fixed interest exchange-traded fund has reduced its management fees following a pricing review. The Vanguard Australian Fixed Interest Index ETF (VAF) reduced management costs from 0.15% per annum to 0.10% p.a. from April 6. Commenting on ...

RBA steadies cash rate, flags more hikes

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023
As the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) kept the cash rate at 3.60% in April, most economists warn Australians not to rule out further increases throughout the year. Mortgage holders breathed a sigh of relief yesterday afternoon when RBA governor Philip ...

QIC secures stake in smart metering company

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2023
Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC) has entered a joint venture that gives it a 50% stake in a company that provides gas and electricity metering solutions. Vector, a New Zealand electricity and gas distributor, has offloaded half ownership of its ...

Blackstone limits withdrawals on $103bn real estate fund

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2023
The investment manager has limited redemption requests from its $103 billion (US$70 billion) real estate income trust following a rise in redemption requests in March. During a month of "tremendous market volatility" and "broad-based financial stress," ...

Industry fund tops performance tables

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2023
Active Super has topped the list for best performing workplace MySuper option in the three years to February end, with a 7.1% per annum return. Mine Super High Growth and TelstraSuper Corporate Plus came in second, tying with returns of 6.9% p.a. followed ...

ASIC bans Gold Coast adviser

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2023
Gold Coast-based financial adviser Jeneve Matai has been banned from providing financial services for four years. Matai, an authorised representative and financial adviser of National Advice Solutions, was banned by ASIC in December last year for failing ...

Australian CPI falls to 6.8%, adds to halt hopes

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) has slowed to 6.8% from its record high of 7.3%, adding to theories the Reserve Bank of Australia will pause rate hikes. RBA governor Philip Lowe previously explained the board needed four pieces of domestic data to properly ...