Articles by Tia Thomas

Financial Planning

Adviser Ratings updates scoring system

adviser ratings

Adviser Ratings has revamped the methodology it employs to rate practitioners to give consumers a better idea of financial services professional standards.

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ETFs

ETF Securities launches hydrogen fund

ETF Securities hydrogen

ETF Securities has expanded its energy investment options with the launch of a hydrogen ETF available on the Australian Securities Exchange.

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ASIC

Mayfair 101 defends itself against ASIC action

Mayfair ASIC penalty

Investment company Mayfair 101 Group has used a penalty hearing to challenge a $12 million fine issued to it after an ASIC investigation.

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Superannuation

Corporate trustees protect assets better

SMSFs corporate trustee

SMSFs with a corporate trustee in place can offer better protection of personal assets should the fund have legal action taken against it.

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Financial Planning, Regulation

Govt seeks Better Advice Bill industry input

Better Advice Bill

The draft Better Advice Bill has been opened to consultation from the financial services sector with regard to future adviser education requirements.

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Financial Planning

COVID-19 drives practice change

COVID-19 SMSF advisers

Financial planners have significantly changed the methods by which they service their SMSF clients since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Pensions

Rural property prices offer PLS windfall

Rural property pension loans

Rising real estate prices have made the Pension Loans Scheme more attractive for retirees who own rural properties and require a cash injection.

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ATO

ATO extends COVID-19 relief measures

ATO COVID-19 relief

The ATO has extended the COVID-19 compliance relief measures, confirming they will apply to SMSFs for the 2022 financial year as well.

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Investments, Technology

Social media stock strategies may breach law

social media stock

ASIC has warned market manipulation tactics on social media platforms to coordinate ‘pump and dump’ activity in listed stocks can be considered illegal trading activity.

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ATO

All valuation factors hard to assess

asset valuation

A fair and reasonable asset valuation, as required by the ATO, may be difficult to prove to the extent required in new guidance.

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