Articles by Jason Spits

Administration, Superannuation

SuperConcepts reports sharp asset decline

superconcepts

SuperConcepts has reported a sharp fall in assets under administration after a year of restructuring the SMSF administration business.

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Retirement, Superannuation

Actuaries Institute wants broader SG coverage

Superannuation guarantee cover

A call for the super guarantee to include more Australians regardless of their employment situation has been made by the Actuaries Institute in its submission to the Retirement Income Review.

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Financial Planning

AMP-linked advice associations merge

AMP financial advice associations

Two associations for AMP-linked advisers will merge to continue to promote the best interests of their members to the company, government and consumers.

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ATO, Superannuation

ATO death benefit ruling raises questions

ATO member benefit ruling

A private ruling by the ATO on the timing of a member benefit payment has raised questions about whether it is consistent with tax and super law.

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ATO, Tax

Tax case law has NALE solution

Tax case law NALE

Established and tested tax case law should inform how the ATO will treat non-arm’s-length expenditure (NALE) within an SMSF, an SMSF lawyer has suggested.

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Superannuation

Impact of contribution change unclear

voluntary contributions age 64

The government needs to provide more information on its planned change to voluntary contributions after the age of 64 to allow the SMSF sector to factor it into this year’s strategies.

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ETFs

ETF trends to boost market size

ETF market growth

The ETF sector has continued to grow steadily, with a number of trends pushing the growth among investors and consumers.

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Education

FASEA adds new education providers

FASEA new education providers

FASEA has updated its list of approved education providers, adding in new bachelor and postgraduate programs and updating the list of approved courses for advisers.

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Retirement, Superannuation

No negative retirement changes

superannuation changes negative SISFA

Any changes to the superannuation and retirement saving system should lead to no negative consequences for consumers, according to SISFA.

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Retirement

Retirement facts before fixes

Retirement Income SISFA

Information collected by the Retirement Income Review should not be used to shore up current problems but improve the system for the long-term, claims SISFA

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