Articles by Jason Spits

ASIC, Compliance, Education

Pass rate climbs as candidates settle

ASIC adviser exam

The percentage of advisers passing the most recent ASIC exam has increased compared to recent sittings as the number of advisers taking the exam settles to a new lower figure.

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Legislation, Retirement, Superannuation

Bills highlight unfair super treatment

superannuation retirement income objective legislation

Superannuation is unfairly treated in the wider retirement income landscape, with recent draft bills highlighting governments regard it as an easy target.

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Pensions, SMSF, Superannuation

SMSFs lead pension transition

pension phase SMSF APRA funds Class

Far more SMSF members over 65 are in pension phase compared to APRA-regulated fund members, highlighting the different levels of engagement in the two sectors.

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SMSF, Strategy, Superannuation, Tax

Earnings tax creating capital gains confusion

$3 million earnings tax capital gains

The inclusion of unrealised gains within the proposed $3 million earnings tax is confusing superannuation fund members.

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Superannuation

Objective’s force is in its terms

objective superannuation enforceable terms

The proposed objective of superannuation has no enforceable provisions, but its key terms could still be used by governments to push for changes in the system.

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Accounting, Education, Tax

Accurium expands education arm

Accurium education tax Anthony Cullen Lee-Ann Hayes

Accurium has expanded its education offering, adding a tax trainer and former SuperConcepts staffer to support growth in its services to accountants.

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Compliance, Investments

Wholesale exemption may harm consumers

licensing exemptions foreign financial services providers wholesale investors

An exemption to allow foreign financial services providers to pitch products at wholesale investors should only apply once that group of people has been better defined.

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Accounting, SMSFA

Keep SMSF parts of registry program

SMSF Association

The SMSF Association has called on the government to streamline registry functions related to SMSFs, which would have occurred under the now-cancelled Modernising Business Registers program.

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LRBA

Unreviewed LRBA can drag on whole fund

LRBA

SMSFs looking to service an LRBA with high interest rates may find the fund’s total income being used to service a loan that is expensive compared to other offerings.

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Cryptocurrency, LRBA

Borrowing for crypto not viable in SMSF

SMSF LRBA cryptocurrency

The use of LRBAs to invest in cryptocurrency inside an SMSF is practically impossible given the current lending market and superannuation laws.

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