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Super fund satisfaction mixed, SMSFs unhappy

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2020
At a time when many Australians are engaging directly with their superannuation fund for the first time, member satisfaction appears mixed, with two separate surveys producing some opposing views. That's according to the latest insights from Roy Morgan ...

Woman jailed in $105m tax scam

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2020
A fourth person has been sentenced to four years imprisonment for their role in a syndicate that allegedly defrauded the Commonwealth of over $105 million. Devyn Hammond was sentenced in the Supreme Court of NSW to four years jail for her role in a ...

ATO extends WFH deductions

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2020
Australians will be able to claim 80 cents for every hour they worked at home due to COVID-19, with the ATO extending the simplified tax deduction method until September 30. Taxpayers will only be required to keep a record of the hours they worked from ...

Best performing managed funds revealed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2020
Funds from IOOF, Vanguard and Fiducian figure among the top-five performers among wholesale funds, in the latest Rainmaker Information tables to May end. In the growth category, IOOF MultiMix Growth Trust took the top spot with returns of 7.1% pa over ...

NAB Private executive departs

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2020
After Anthony Healy's departure from National Australia Bank's private banking business in March, another executive has left the bank. NAB Private customer executive Jason Murray is joining ASX-listed fintech FlexiGroup Limited as its chief financial ...

JBWere to add 50 to team

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2020
NAB has announced it is looking to boost its team at JBWere with the recruitment of 50 new bankers and financial advisers. NAB said the move is part of a strategy to provide high-net -worth clients with a single point of access for their financial needs. ...

Industry super pours $19.5bn into Australian recovery

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2020
Industry super funds will invest $19.5 billion over the coming three years in construction and infrastructure projects; in a move that Industry Super Australia (ISA) chair Greg Combet says will help rebuild the Australian economy. The multi-billion ...

ATO doubles down on fraud crackdown

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2020
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) said it is building on its significant efforts, zeroing in on fraud and schemes designed to take advantage of the government's COVID-19 stimulus package. This includes JobKeeper, early release of superannuation ...

ASIC sues CBA, CFS over RC case

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2020
ASIC is taking Commonwealth Bank and its wealth arm, Colonial First State, to task over $22 million in conflicted remuneration issues which it alleges ran up until June 30 last year. The corporate regulator has sued CBA, and the investment arm of its ...

COVID-19 brings trading boom

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2020
New data shows sharemarket engagement has ticked up since the COVID-19 pandemic set in, as more Australians work from home. Latest nabTrade data reveals applications to the share trading platform increased 360% over the last quarter, with trading volumes ...