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DomaCom unitholders approve new trustee

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2017
DomaCom shareholders have approved the appointment of its new trustee, delivering the capability to introduce crowdfunded mortgage backed loans. The fractional property investment platform announced in October that it had appointed Melbourne Securities ...

Centrepoint adviser banned

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2017
A financial adviser licensed through Centrepoint Alliance's Professional Investment Services has been banned by ASIC for three years for incompetence. Ramana Rao of Metaplanners in South Australia was banned from providing financial services after it ...

SuperConcepts launches admin tool

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2017
SuperConcepts has launched an administrative tool to help self-managed super fund (SMSF) members oversee investments more efficiently. Connected Services gives members greater visibility and faster access to assets, in addition to bank accounts, term ...

SMSF platform strengthens distribution team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2017
NowInfinity added to its senior leadership team, appointing a key distribution role. Tom Eustice has joined the cloud based SMSF documentation platform in the position of national sales director, bringing with him significant experience in sales, business ...

BetaShares launches Australian-first hybrids ETF

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2017
Australian investors can now gain exposure to hybrids with minimal downside risk thanks to a new ETF from BetaShares. The new BetaShares Active Australian Hybrids Fund (HBRD) is the first active ETF in Australia to invest in hybrids and is designed ...

ATO warns SMSFs about risky arrangements

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2017
The Australian Taxation Office issued a stark warning to self-managed superannuation fund members about entering risky retirement planning arrangements that could potentially be illegal. ATO deputy commissioner James O'Halloran urged SMSF trustees to ...

SelectingSuper winners crowned

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2017
Australia's largest superannuation fund was named Fund of the Year at the annual Rainmaker SelectingSuper Awards. Alongside industry leaders at a ceremony in Melbourne this morning, AustralianSuper was recognised for its standout performance in delivering ...

Former adviser cops 10-year imprisonment

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2017
The former principal of Sherwin Financial Planners was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for fraud. Bradley Thomas Sherwin was found guilty of 25 charges following an ASIC investigation arising from of the collapse of his financial planning business ...

KPMG appoints wealth management strategy lead

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2017
A former head of group strategy and planning at AustralianSuper is the latest addition to the KPMG asset and wealth management strategy team. Rohit Mendiratta, who led the development of a five-year strategy and strategic blueprint for the $120 billion ...

ATO affirms SMSF event-based reporting rules

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2017
Self-managed super funds (SMSFs) with a balance of $1 million or more will be subject to an event-based reporting regime from 1 July 2018, the Australian Tax Office announced. SMSF members have 28 days after the end of the quarter to report an event ...