Articles by Jason Spits

financial advice, Regulation

QAR accountants exclusion highlighted again

QAR accountants

The Quality of Advice Review recommendations and the government’s acceptance of them have overlooked the role accountants have in providing financial advice.

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Contributions

SG rise may fill contribution cap

SG contribution cap

The increase in the superannuation guarantee rate may fill the concessional contribution cap for high-income earners, restricting further contributions.

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Compliance, financial advice, Regulation

Jones accepts majority of QAR proposals

QAR recommendations

The government will accept many of the recommendations of the Quality of Advice Review, but has reserved its position on how some of them will be enacted.

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financial advice

Govt praised for QAR stance

QAR response

The financial advice sector has welcomed the government’s announcement it would adopt Quality of Advice Review recommendations that cut red tape in the advice process.

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Administration

AMP to sell SuperConcepts

AMP SuperConcepts

AMP has agreed to sell SuperConcepts to a private management group headed by a former CountPlus executive in a cash deal valued at $8 million.

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ASIC, Property, SMSF

Unlicensed SMSF property scheme wound up

unlicensed SMSF scheme

The Federal Court has ordered an unlicensed SMSF investment scheme to be wound up and a lifetime ban from managing corporations for one of its directors.

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Administration, Compliance, SMSF

Rollover objections cannot be ignored

SMSF rollover objections

SMSF trustees cannot ignore a member’s objection to a rollover and should seek legal advice even if the trust deed allows for the transfer.

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Contributions

Leave contributions buffer to prevent breach

contributions buffer breach

SMSF members should be aware maximising contributions will create a breach if other monies have entered their fund but not properly recorded.

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ASIC, Auditing, SMSF

ASIC deregisters more auditors

SMSF auditors registration

ASIC has cancelled the registration of nearly 30 SMSF auditors for failing to lodge annual statements, pushing the number of cancellations past 400 for this year.

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Administration, ATO, SMSF

Don’t cancel ABN in wind-up process

SMSF wind-up ABN

SMSF practitioners and trustees should not cancel a fund’s ABN during a wind-up process as the wrong timing of this action will freeze the procedure.

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