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Top 10 financial planning stories in 2016

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 20 DEC 2016
... encourage more Australians to save for their retirement. It's one small step for Acorns but a giant leap for the superannuation industry. The app launched a new feature that allows users to make voluntary contributions to qualifiying superannuation funds. ...

Landmark ESG recommendations for Australia

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 20 DEC 2016
... fiduciary to fully integrate ESG risks." The roadmap was developed in collaboration with Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI), the Generation Foundation and the United Nations Environment Program Finance Initiative. It draws on more ...

Super headaches from ATO system crash

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 20 DEC 2016
... worst system outage in recent history, potentially delaying Australians from consolidating or transferring their superannuation before Christmas. The outage began on Monday 12 December, and as of yesterday ATO staff were still working through the restoration ...

Class partners for improved SMSF compliance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 DEC 2016
... platform, Campus. Commenting on the partnership, Class chief executive Kevin Bungard said recently announced changes to superannuation have raised the bar for accountants in regards to understand the implications of these changes and the compliance workload. ...

Software provider signs four Aussie hedge funds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 DEC 2016
... in June and is experiencing strong uptake. AlphaDesk chief operating officer Kevin Galliers said: "Australia's superannuation funds are among the largest allocators to hedge funds anywhere in the world. Thanks, in part, to the completion of the Investment ...

Link completes AustralianSuper transition

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 DEC 2016
... professionalism that we could transition such a significant amount of personal information with minimal disruption to superannuation members, employers and other key stakeholders," McMurtrie said. Likewise, Link's Funds Administration chief executive ...

Super skimming adviser permanently banned

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 DEC 2016
... clients that he was paid by the insurance product provider when he had in fact drawn fees directly from the client's superannuation; provided false declarations to a super fund trustee to access fees from six client's super accounts totaling $286,530 ...

Super tax receipts to reach $8bn: MYEFO

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 19 DEC 2016
The biggest changes to superannuation in a decade will cost the Federal Government $130 million in revenue but improve its underlying cash balance by about $3 billion out to 2020. These figures formed part of the government's Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal ...

REST launches online financial advice

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 19 DEC 2016
... service will be broadened to other areas over time. "For many Australians, investing can be a daunting task and superannuation, which is an important long-term investment, is no exception," REST chief executive Damian Hill said. He added: "REST Advice ...

SMSF satisfaction belies uncertainty

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2016
... unaware of whether to support the Federal Government or the Opposition in regards to their respective policies on superannuation, even though 66% indicated that superannuation policy influenced their voting decisions by either a small or more substantial ...