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SMSFs not for everybody: ASIC

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2019
ASIC is warning Australians to consider the appropriateness of self-managed super funds, noting controversial Productivity Commission findings which show the super vehicle is less suitable for low-balance members. The corporate regulator is urging Australians ...

Ralston dumps director roles

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2019
After a rancorous response to her appointment on the retirement income review panel, Deborah Ralston has formally stepped down from the SMSF Association (SMSFA) and Alliance for a Fairer Retirement System. Previously the chair of the SMSFA and Alliance ...

Retirement income under review

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019
The government has established a review into Australia's retirement income system, following through on the Productivity Commission's recommendation. Announced on Friday afternoon, the review's terms of reference will examine the three pillars ...

Adviser cops three-year ban

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2019
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission banned a financial adviser from providing any financial services for a period of three years. The corporate regulator made a banning order against Kyle Jonothan Perry Marshall under the Corporations ...

Advice association merger up to members

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2019
Whether Australia's peak bodies in financial advice merge is a matter for members to decide, according to Financial Planning Association of Australia chief executive Dante De Gori. Speaking at the Financial Services Council Summit in Sydney this ...

ASIC bans SMSF business director

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2019
ASIC banned the director of a firm allowing people to illegally access their superannuation early to buy a home. The corporate regulator slapped Max David Goldenberg with an eight year ban from providing financial services and engaging in credit activities ...

SMSF Association patron steps down

KRISTI CHENG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2019
The Reverend Tim Costello AO has stepped down as patron of the SMSF Association. Costello assumed the role in August 2017, succeeding former High Court chief justice Sir Anthony Mason. He has resigned for personal reasons. Speaking on behalf of the ...

Association policy lead to join Treasury

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2019
The head of policy at a major industry association has taken a new role with Federal Treasury. Jordan George has been the head of policy at the SMSF Association for seven and a half years. The SMSFA confirmed to Financial Standard that George will step ...

What is holding Aussie robo advisers back?

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2019
Higher base fees, more complex fee structures and fewer investment options could be holding Australian robo advisers back from reaching the scale their American counterparts have, according to new research from Rainmaker. Australia has six main companies ...

Risk advisory firms merge

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2019
Two practices specialising in risk will merge to become an advisory business with about $55 million in premiums under management. MBS Insurance (MBS) and Complete Risk Analysis (CRA) will join forces in a bid to increase scale and improve efficiencies. ...