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ASIC drags RG97 transition period

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2018
ASIC has again delayed the transition period for certain fee and cost disclosure requirements under RG97. The superannuation industry has another year to comply with disclosing property operating costs in product disclosure statements to 30 September ...

APRA unveils new prudential measures

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2018
APRA has finalised new measures aiming to strengthen superannuation member outcomes that will take effect from 1 January 2020. Among the initiatives, the regulator will require RSE licensees of MySuper and choice products to assess, annually benchmark ...

FPA reviews disciplinary regulations

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2018
... opportunity to review our processes in light of the learnings from the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry."

Lifecycle super can be better: Frontier

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2018
... member no longer needs higher returns to achieve their objective," the report said. In setting up such a strategy, superannuation funds could use a generalised approach or draw form their member's tailored financial planning advice to set up the target ...

Super funds defend $5bn infrastructure investment

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2018
A consortium including several of Australia's largest superannuation funds will contest allegations from the ACCC that a 2013 purchase of two New South Wales ports breached competition law. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has ...

Advisers failing to submit SMSF returns

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2018
More than 2700 tax practitioners, who are also trustees of their self-managed superannuation fund, have outstanding SMSF annual returns. This latest figure comes from the Tax Practitioners Board as it launches a new compliance strategy. The TPB is calling ...

$300k makes advice worthwhile: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2018
... of a professional adviser such as a financial planner and accountant. Clients that have up to $125,000 in either superannuation and managed funds will highly unlikely use a professional adviser. For clients that had more than $126,000 and less than $300,000 ...

IOOF future uncertain: Morningstar

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2018
... ANZ has since stated it is exploring its options. "We understand from the company that if the trustee of the ANZ superannuation funds being transferred conclude that the successor fund transfer is not in the best interest of the members, IOOF is still ...

Advice firm runs rule over Labor policy

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2018
... contributions may provide a large tax deduction," he said. "Particularly for those over age 40, contributing more into superannuation for the primary reason of a tax deduction may be a sufficient incentive to lock money away until retirement." On capital ...

New SG laws hit Senate

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2018
New laws giving the ATO stronger powers to enforce superannuation guarantee obligations has progressed before the Senate. If the Treasury Laws Amendment (Measures No.4) Bill 2018 is passed, the Commissioner of Taxation will be able to issue a written ...