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Industry bodies work to ease regulatory burdens

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020
Industry groups want the government to make fast, cheap financial advice possible for those impacted by the COVID-19 downturn - especially when it comes to early access to super. The Regulatory Burden Taskforce - comprised of the Financial Planning ...

Could relief on advice compliance save consumers?

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
Panicked, stressed people are making rash decisions and falling victim to scams as they navigate the economic fallout of COVID-19 - but compliance has left some financial advisers and service providers feeling hamstrung in helping. Meg Heffron, managing ...

Vanguard launches simplified investment platform

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2020
Vanguard launched a new investment platform designed to simplify the investing experience and provide low-cost access to the firm's most popular products. The global funds management giant's new Vanguard Personal Investor offering will allow Australians ...

Rent relief welcome news for SMSFs

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2020
Self-managed superannuation funds that own commercial premises leased to a related party have been handed some relief form the impacts of COVID-19. The Australian Tax Office has given permission for these SMSFs to now reduce the rent for the 2019/20 ...

SMSFs in flashback to 2008

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020
Self-managed super fund professionals and trustees may be feeling some deja-vu, as the same measures that were used in 2008 have been brought in to guide the sector through the COVID-19 pandemic. Terry Pinnell, chair of the Ethical Advisers' Co-op ...

SMSFs expected to outperform: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2020
SMSFs are expected to outperform in the current climate, due to higher than average exposures to cash and other low volatility assets, according to Rainmaker research. Around a quarter of the SMSF sector is held in cash and about 45% is held in shares ...

SMSF Association chair gets new gig

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2020
The chair of the SMSF Association has joined a technical specialist to lead its growth plans. Self-managed superannuation technical specialist Heffron has appointed Andrew Hamilton as director of strategy and growth. Hamilton is currently chair of the ...

WealthO2 appoints national BDM

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2020
Wealth management platform WealthO2 has appointed a national business development manager, set to build awareness of the quickly growing service. Former Lonsec senior BDM, Greg Schapkaitz, has nabbed the newly created role, and will report directly ...

SuperConcepts names new chair

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2020
AMP's SuperConcepts has named a new chair, hiring from McPherson Super Consulting. Stuart Forsyth will take on the position, leaving his consultant role at McPherson Super Consulting. Prior to that, Forsyth was a non-executive director at SuperIQ and ...

Queensland adviser barred from industry

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2020
A Queensland-based financial adviser has been permanently banned and an AFS licence canned, after the corporate watchdog found he had procured loans for his own use from SMSF clients. ASIC has banned William John Henry Houwing, also known as Jack Houwing ...