The SMSF market would be the next major growth area for robo-advice following the strong global take-up of the wealth management model by sophisticated investors aged 60 and over, according to a new report.

Online investment community SelfWealth is getting ready to unveil the BGL200 Index, which will allow BGL Corporate Solutions clients to compare their fund’s performance against the top 200 funds.

Perpetual Private today announced a new partnership program that will offer accountants assistance in determining the right licence path and opportunities to connect with trusted organisations as preparation for the removal of the accountants’ exemption.

Heffron SMSF Solutions has successfully completed the acquisition of 1400 SMSFs and would continue to focus on building further scalability through more large purchases.

Fractional property provider DomaCom today revealed it had added Justsuper to its collaborative partnership of service providers under the firm’s Property SMSF banner.

The Institute of Public Accountants (IPA) believes the tax discussion paper, released by the government today, had a greater chance of success as its approach was uncomplicated and included a wide range of taxation issues.

The recent removal of the punitive tax rates on excess non-concessional contributions (NCC) was not a free pass for SMSF advisers to neglect the caps, according to an expert SMSF lawyer.

Specialist life insurer NobleOak’s Premium Life Direct product will give SMSFs access to high-quality cover that is flexible and compliant at a more competitive price to similar offerings.

Fixed income broker FIIG Securities’ ordering service for corporate bonds will allow users to buy and sell bonds in the over-the-counter market online in an Australian first.