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ATO refers SMSF auditors to ASIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2024
Fifteen self-managed super fund (SMSF) auditors have been reprimanded for performing in-house audits. The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) referred 15 SMSF auditors to ASIC following a review of files from audit firms. ASIC said it had concerns that ...

HESTA names head of investment execution

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2024
... Mellon and Deloitte. The role was previously held by Gerard Brown, who was appointed in July 2019, and finished up at the super fund in 2023. HESTA chief executive Debby Blakey said: "Sophie's extensive experience in investment operations will undoubtedly ...

Government to pay super on paid parental leave

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024
... Paid Parental Leave (PPL) scheme will include Superannuation Guarantee contributions from next year. In a major win for the super industry and Australian women, 12% superannuation contributions will be made by the government alongside parental leave ...

Aware Super appoints member strategy lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2024
The $170 billion Aware Super has appointed a new lead for member strategy who previously worked at AustralianSuper. Chris Cramond took on the newly created role of head of member strategy on March 4, overseeing member experience, data and insights ...

Vanguard Super hits $1bn, soft launches pension product

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2024
Vanguard Super has amassed $1 billion in funds under management in just over 12 months, while delivering the best-performing Lifecycle MySuper option of 2023 and quietly rolling out a retirement offering at half the cost of the incumbents'. Speaking ...

How advisers protect themselves from 'rogue' clients

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2024
... example, he asked advisers when was the last time they read the trustee declaration clients sign as a trustee of a self-managed super fund (SMSF)? "What it does is it highlights to the client issues about the SMSF itself and about their responsibility. ...

ASIC vigilant on bad SMSF advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2024
... said, urging them to alert ASIC if they come across any SMSF misconduct. "Financial advisers advising clients about their super must use their professional judgment to consider the broad range of relevant factors in order to ensure SMSFs are established ...

AMP reports boost in IFA flows, mulls advice unit options

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2024
Despite seeing an influx of independent financial advisers' (IFAs) business, AMP continues to seek alternatives for its advice unit as it reports another loss. In the first half of the 2024 financial year, the wealth firm recorded a 33% year on ...

SIX launches share platform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2024
A former co-founder of Future Super has launched Sustainable Investment Exchange (SIX), a share trading platform that combines activism and investing. SIX is co-founded by Adam Verwey, a former co-founder of Future Super, and Sophie Hall, an experienced ...

Novigi completes QMV Solutions deal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2024
... figure. Novigi delivers data and technology services to financial services companies including Mercer, Link and Vanguard Super. It said QMV Solutions is a complementary business that will deepen its ties to the superannuation, wealth management and related ...
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