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Super tax break crackdown to hit $410bn in savings

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAR 2023
... Information said. This is another case study of how retail super has lost the superannuation war, it added. According to the ATO, SMSFs with balances over $5 million account for only 4.7% of all funds, yet they hold a substantial 29% of total SMSF assets ...

Regulators sound alarm on cybersecurity, fraud in super

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2023
... Additionally, APRA is chairing a working group on fraud risk within the super industry stewardship group that's overseen by the ATO. Cyber and fraud aside, APRA is pushing for improvements in member outcomes and has been consulting on enhancements ...

Advisers put on notice: HLB Mann Judd

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 7 FEB 2023
Financial advisers should ensure clients are structuring tax appropriately to avoid unwanted attention from the ATO and other authorities, HLB Mann Judd says. HLB Mann Judd said the ATO has warned those transferring funds into Australia to ensure the ...

The self-funded retiree is a misnomer: Institute

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2023
... Australians' retirement, but "it certainly is providing a lucrative tax avoidance facility for multimillionaires." According to the ATO, there's just shy of 900 self-managed superannuation funds producing incomes of $1 million or more. "Reasonable people ...

All financial advice should be tax deductible: FPA

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2023
... tax-deductible status to all financial advice, no matter the stage. In its pre-budget submission, the FPA acknowledged that the ATO is looking into the tax deductibility of financial advice and encouraged the government to do the same. "Treating the ...

Government to close child sex abuser loophole in super

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2023
... to the victim for the purposes of paying compensation. Courts would also be entitled to access Australian Taxation Office (ATO) data about offenders' superannuation accounts, giving transparency to victims of their assets. In an interview with Sky ...

Global X launches global carbon ETF

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2022
The Global X global carbon ETF (GCO2) tracks the ICE Global Carbon Futures Index to provide access to the world's largest carbon markets. This includes the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme, Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, Western Climate ...

BGL adds company tax return to software solution

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2022
The SMSF provider released an electronic lodgment of the company tax return in its investment portfolio software solution, Simple Invest 360. Simple Invest 360 is an end-to-end investment portfolio management solution for companies, individuals and ...

Global X launches uranium ETF

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2022
The new Global X Uranium ETF (ATOM) will give Aussie investors exposure to the fast-growing uranium and nuclear power sector. Launched today by Global X ETFs, the fund tracks the Solactive Global Uranium and Nuclear Components Returns Index to provide ...

SMSF auditors in hot water

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2022
... SMSF auditor, and cancelled the registration of two SMSF auditors. Five of these SMSF auditors were referred to ASIC by the ATO. Of the five, one did not comply with conditions imposed by ASIC on their SMSF auditor registration. These actions resulted ...