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ATO data heaps pressure on ASIC's SMSF fact sheet

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2020
... ASIC's fact sheet, pegging the average cost at $14,879. However, the SMSF Association has long believed the figure was not representative of the cost of operating an SMSF, and said earlier this year that the median figure was more accurate. "We took ...

Challenger raising $300m, to add IG bonds

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2020
... 4:30pm today and will be followed by a share purchase plan of about $30 million. Challenger's Japanese shareholder MS&AD is not participating in the offer, but are supportive of the offer and remain committed to staying a major shareholder and in ...

COVID-19 brings trading boom

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2020
... working from home and having fewer events and activities to plan for and attend, creating more time to trade during the day - not to mention fewer co-workers looking over their shoulder."

COVID-19 dampens retirement expectations: Study

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2020
... 1007 current and prospective retirees nationwide, Allianz Retire+ found that four in five feel that their investments are not safe from economic downturn, while one in three have downgraded their expectations for retirement. "COVID-19 is taking a terrible ...

Another billion removed from super

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2020
... days. The weekly figures come after the ATO confirmed it has caught individuals misusing the scheme by applying when they are not eligible or using the funds as a means of tax avoidance. The ATO warned that it will take action against individuals who ...

Life insurers fork out more for mental health

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2020
Life insurers are continuing to pay out more for mental health related claims, as Australians take longer to return to work, according to new analysis. The latest edition of KPMG and the Financial Services Council's five year study on life insurance ...

ATO cracks down on ERS misuse

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2020
... individuals are employed and how much they are being paid. "Our compliance approach is based on ensuring that people have not exploited the measure. Where we have concerns that claims were not genuine we will review them." The taxation office listed ...

Investment scams pry $126m from Aussie hands

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2020
Australians lost $126 million to investment scams in 2019, with many fraudsters using 'celebrity' endorsements to rort investors. According to the latest figures coming out of the ACCC's Targeting Scams report, Australians were defrauded ...

Calls for index industry disruption

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2020
... beyond the rate of inflation." He argues that rising index-licensing fees are unjustified, as the prices managers charge do not correlate with the value they add. "While creating an index isn't simple, the end products tend to be undifferentiated, at ...

Chief economist update: Victoria's Cinderella moment

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2020
... borders closed despite the Federal governments coaxing. The coronavirus doesn't and won't respect state borders. There might not be any reported virus infections in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), the Northern Territory (NT), South Australia ...