Articles by Krystine Lumanta

Business News

La Trobe partners with Blackstone

La Trobe Financial today announced global asset management firm Blackstone has taken an 80 per cent stake in the company for an undisclosed sum.

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Regulation

SMSF advice requires specific FASEA standards

John Maroney

The SMSF Association is advocating for the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority (FASEA) guidelines to include specific education standards for SMSF advice, given the complexity of the subject matter.

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Business News

DomaCom learns Fed Court decision

SMSF; advice; conflicted remuneration

The Federal Court has ruled against SMSFs investing in DomaCom sub-funds owning properties leased to related parties.

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Accounting

SuperMate unveils new Transaction Centre

SuperConcepts has today announced an update to its cloud-based SMSF accounting platform, SuperMate, as part of its commitment to helping accountants and advisers improve their business.

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ATO

ATO reminds SMSFs of practical considerations

Months and dates shown on a calendar whilst turning the pages

The regulator has underscored three key areas for SMSFs to review and assess well before the end of 2017.

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Retirement

Importance of family trusts increases

Family trusts are increasingly being used for retirement planning purposes since the government’s changes to superannuation, but must still be regularly updated to work with changes to the law and family circumstances.

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Regulation

Downsizer, First Home Super Saver laws passed

Parliament has legislated the downsizing measure that will allow older Australians to contribute the proceeds of the sale of their family home to super, and the First Home Super Saver Scheme (FHSSS) where first-home buyers can save for a deposit inside their super fund.

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Documentation

Change of trustee a negligence risk

An SMSF change of trustee document could be a “time bomb” if not properly drafted by a lawyer, due to the numerous hurdles to overcome in order to ensure a valid removal and alteration.

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Investments

Stake opens US access with SMSFs in mind

Fintech platform Stake has announced the beta launch of Stake Premium, which will provide SMSF investors with direct access to United States share trading without charging any trading fees or commissions.

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ATO

Relaxed TBAR regime welcomed

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The SMSF community has expressed its approval of the announcement from the ATO as to what the rules governing total account balance reporting (TBAR) for superannuation funds will be.

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