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Two FSC senior policy managers depart

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2018
Two senior policy managers at the Financial Services Council will depart from their roles in mid-February. Carla Hoorweg developed public policy for investment, technology and innovation, while Blake Briggs led policy development and government relations ...

Alternative beta corresponds with adviser risk concerns

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2018
An international quantitative investment manager with growing operations in Australia believes alternative investment strategies match the ongoing concerns investors and advisers hold around risk. Capital Fund Management head of Asia Pacific, Steve ...

Government releases super tax measures for consultation

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 12 JAN 2018
The Government has released its draft legislation regarding taxation integrity measures for the superannuation system. The consultation paper addresses two specific measures: the first concerns a member's share of the outstanding balance of a limited ...

SMSFs grappling with super changes

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 JAN 2018
Six months after the superannuation changes were put in place, self-managed superannuation fund members (SMSF) are still struggling with the complexities of the reforms, the head of the SMSF Association says. Chief executive John Maroney said SMSF members ...

Crowdfunding investment opportunity unleashed

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 12 JAN 2018
Small and medium enterprises will finally be able to raise funds from the general public in exchange for equity following the regulators issuance of the first batch of crowdfunding intermediary licences. Yesterday ASIC granted licenses to seven platforms ...

Safeguard wills with specialist advice: Lawyer

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2018
... can legally marry as of January 9, to understand this new status revokes all previous wills. "The only exception to this rule is when it's specifically stated that the pre-existing will was made 'in contemplation of the marriage.' Then the will remains ...

Asset test rules hurting retirement savings: SMSFA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JAN 2018
The SMSF Association is voicing its concerns over changes to the assets test rules for the Age Pension, that is discouraging retirement savings and has other "detrimental" behavioural effects one year on. SMSF Association chief executive John Maroney ...

Australians raid super to pay for medical expenses

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JAN 2018
Australians are increasingly dipping into their superannuation accounts to pay for medical expenses including gastric banding and IVF. Figures from the Department of Human Services reveal that in 2016-17, more than $290 million was rereleased from the ...

Getting better and betterer

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 JAN 2018
There's certainly no denying that the bulls ruled Wall Street over the course of 2017 with its record breaking feat splattered all over the financial headlines one day after another. Less focused on was the fact that the S&P 500, the DJIA and the Nasdaq ...

Majority ready for MiFID II: Spot poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 JAN 2018
A majority of Australian financial services firms said they were confidently ready for the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID) reforms that took effect on January 3, according to Financial Standard's weekly spot poll. More than half ...