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ATO extends WFH deductions

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2020
... required to keep a record of the hours they worked from home from March 1 until the end of September to claim the deduction, rather than needing to calculate specific running expenses. The ATO's "shortcut" method covers phone and internet expenses, electricity ...

Generation gap opens up in financial advice

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2020
... experiences of super, financial advice and life insurance. The results found 80% of consumers now want digital financial advice rather than traditional face to face offerings. COVID-19 could have accelerated a generational shift in favour of digital ...

Sequoia acquires advice firm

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2020
... looking for similar opportunities in NSW and Queensland where former advisers at banks are looking for employment prospects rather than going out on their own. Sequoia said advisory acquisitions, like that of TCA, would benefit all parties involved ...

Rio Tinto decision exposes limits of super engagement

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2020
... Superannuation Investors (ACSI) and this engagement has its limits. "Such engagements aren't for ethical reasons per se, but rather as a function to promote better long term financial performance of the companies as investments (ESG risk factors)," ...

Colonial First State cops licence conditions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2020
... public statement in regards to the plan. APRA is also considering the issue of Suncorp paying tax surpluses to Suncorp Life, rather than forwarding the money on to members.

AMP approved product list under fire

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2020
... repay fees charged to them for no service as part of its remediation program. "Isn't this adding insult to injury, rather than sending the client a cheque?" Leigh said. De Ferrari said it was not possible to send a cheque due to the fees being taken ...

Vanguard launches SMSF functionality

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2020
... designed to assist investors by having functionality and a look and feel that aims to promote diversified, long term investing rather than short term trading." Vanguard has been moving towards a super offering for Australia, firming up a superannuation ...

History is repeating itself: Zenith

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2020
... somewhat opportunistic, with companies that were unaffected or less impacted by COVID-19 also raising capital," he said. "Rather than fortifying their balance sheets, companies such as NextDC and Breville raised capital for growth initiatives such as ...

Life insurers fork out more for mental health

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2020
... Briallen Cummings said the increase in mental health claim pay-outs was notable despite the increase across the board. Rather than an increase in mental health pay-outs being due to an increase in the incidence of claims, it is the length of time Australians ...

Platform prototypes compliance capability

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2020
... not, but there'll be an information gap, or the data won't be in the right field, but that way you can fix that input, rather than not knowing you've got a problem," Younger said. "We spend a lot of time coaching financial advisers as part of ...