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SMSFs interrupted in 2019: SuperConcepts

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2020
In providing a technical update, SuperConcepts general manager of technical services Peter Burgess has said many of the reforms set to impact SMSFs proposed last year are still yet to eventuate. Speaking at the 2020 SMSF Association conference, Burgess ...

Coronavirus to infect Q2: Capital Group

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020
... China's economy." He argued economic growth in the communist state was weaker and more volatile than official figures let on. "I don't have enough data to say with any degree of real certainty that growth is really 3-4%, but I think it's ...

Regulators praise super law reform

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) have jointly welcomed the proposed legislative reforms increasing the role of ASIC in the superannuation industry. The proposed changes ...

CalPERS investment lead targeted by Congressman

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020
A US congressman has called for the chief investment officer of America's largest pension fund to be fired. In a series of tweets and interviews, Indiana Congressman Jim Banks has urged for the sacking of CalPERS chief investment officer Yu Ben Meng ...

FASEA extension passes

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2020
... which was going to make it even possible for a large swathe of financial advisers to be able to attend and sit that exam, let alone pass it. This is monumental incompetence, incompetence on an Olympic scale," Jones said. "So, yes, we will support the ...

Short seller bites the dust

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2020
An activist short seller that accused an ASX-listed agricultural fund of running "scams" was dealt a blow in a Supreme Court judgment handed down yesterday. Texas-based Bonitas Research previously alleged Rural Funds Group (ASX: RFF) was overstating ...

Industry butt heads over super guarantee

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2020
... full-time positions. They may provide flexibility, etc. but may not always provide sufficient total income for their needs, let alone any savings for retirement. The Institute argues the country's taxpayers will be forced to carry the added costs. ...

Chief economist update: It's the US consumer, stupid me

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2020
Uh-oh, I may have to put the letters "W" and "R" in front of my last name (Ong) cause that's what my last prognosis for the US economy and the Fed's response is turning out to be. I've been among those pencilling in a recession when the ...

Old boys, girls clubs dominate boards

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2020
A third of Australia's board members are dissatisfied with their roles, blaming a lack of transparency, professional and peer support for their frustrations. The new research, commissioned by advocacy and director placement group Women on Boards (WOB) ...

AMP to pay $5m for churn

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2020
... financial advisers at AMP Financial Planning, the conduct identified in the case was clearly unacceptable and customers were let down." The institution also said it has already improved monitoring and supervision processes within its advice network and ...