News : Compliance

ASIC, Compliance

Former adviser in court over SMSF, property advice

A former financial adviser is facing ASIC court action for unlicensed SMSF establishment advice involving acquiring property assets.

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Compliance, Regulation

SMSF specialist tips rise in fund establishments

limited recourse borrowing arrangements; LRBA; Grant Abbott

A rise in the number of SMSFs established and an increase in sector litigation are two outcomes a strategy expert has predicted for 2019. I Love SMSF founder Grant Abbott has forecast a rise in SMSF establishments on the back of a dip in market performance and the associated reduction in returns generated by industry […]

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ASIC, Compliance, Documentation

Best interest duty unwieldy for advisers

A report from the corporate regulator saying advisers did not demonstrate compliance with the best interest duty in relation to SMSF advice in 91 per cent of the cases reviewed indicates the cumbersome nature of the best interest duty rather than poor advice, according to Lime Actuarial.

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Compliance, Property

SuperConcepts integrates with CoreLogic

SuperConcepts has added property data firm CoreLogic’s PropertyHub to its Connected Services portal for all SuperMate software trustee and SMSF administration clients.

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Compliance, Tax

TPB cracks down on SMSF non-lodgers

Over 2700 tax practitioners who are also trustees of their own SMSF have outstanding SMSF annual returns, according to the Tax Practitioners Board (TPB).

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Accounting, ASIC, Compliance

Unlicensed accountants get new documentation tool

Specialised SMSF training firm Smarter SMSF has joined forces with Licensing for Accountants to launch a documentation tool for unlicensed accountants, allowing them to provide execution-only services without providing advice.

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Accounting, Compliance, Education

Limited licensing at odds with FASEA requirements

The new education requirements for accountants who wish to continue providing financial advice coupled with the limited licensing requirements have made compliance activity excessively onerous for these practitioners, according to an online technical service provider.

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Compliance, Education, Financial Planning

KnowITdigital unveils study hub, partnerships

KnowITdigital has announced three additions to its wealthdigital online platform, including the areas of study and compliance.

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Compliance, Investments, Regulation

SMSF segregation switching to attract ATO scrutiny

tax advice

Superannuation regulations permit investment segregation to be used in an SMSF subject to the ‘fair and reasonable’ standards, however, behaviour intended to manipulate tax outcomes, specifically setting up a second SMSF, will bring ATO scrutiny.

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ATO, Compliance

Market-linked pensions in the new reporting regime

There has been a lot of information published in relation to the transfer balance account report (TBAR) requirements for account-based pensions (ABP), which, while certainly onerous, are reasonably simple in theory. Capped defined benefit income stream (CDBIS), however, are not quite as simple, with additional reporting requirements coming to light now, more than a year […]

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