Articles by Tharshini Ashokan

Investments, Retirement

Retirees need new super investment approach

retiree investment

The needs of retiree clients may not be properly serviced by traditional portfolio investment approaches, an investment expert has warned.

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FASEA

FASEA adds to approved courses list

FASEA approved degrees

Additional degrees have been approved by the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority that will allow financial advisers to meet their mandatory education requirements from 2021.

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Accounting, Auditing

Cheap audits lack expertise

Cheap SMSF audits

Expertise and reliability are crucial when choosing an SMSF audit service and the decision should not be based on price alone, a specialist auditor says.

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Appointments

SuperConcepts appoints interim CEO

SuperConcepts interim CEO

SuperConcepts has appointed an interim CEO to replace outgoing chief executive Lara Bourguignon.

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Appointments

Super minister promoted to frontbench

Jane Hume promoted

Senator Jane Hume has been appointed the new Minister for Superannuation, Financial Services and the Digital Economy.

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Tax

Practitioners should plan for NALE ruling

NALE ruling

SMSF practitioners should not delay turning their attention to items such as staff discounts in order to mitigate their risks ahead of NALE being finalised.

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Cryptocurrency

Future of crypto likely to be less volatile

SMSF crypto

SMSF investors should not assume cryptocurrency’s 2017 extreme highs and lows will be a template for its future performance, a digital asset investment expert says.

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Property, Tax

COVID-19 NALE impact still possible

COVID NALE

SMSF practitioners should be mindful of the link between COVID-19 rent relief deferrals and non-arm’s-length expenditure (NALE), a technical specialist has warned.

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Administration, Technology

SuperConcepts set to enter open banking

SuperConcepts open banking

SuperConcepts will join the open banking regime following the receipt of certification in the new year.

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Tax

NALE measure one to watch for 2021

NALE measure 2021

The finalisation of non-arm’s-length expenditure (NALE) within Law Companion Ruling (LCR) 2019/D3 is one of the key measures likely to shape the SMSF space over the coming year.

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