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Advice seen as valuable but costly

Financial advice Cost Investment Trends Irene Guiamatsia

Consumers regard financial advice as useful, but many still baulk at the cost, seeing it as too high for their needs.

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financial advice, Insurance, SMSF

New PI insurance offering launched

Professional Indemnity Insurance Adviser Ratings Numerisk Financial advisers

A ratings agency and an insurance and risk advisory firm have joined forces to introduce a new professional indemnity insurance product for financial advisers.

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ATO, Compliance, financial advice, SMSF, Superannuation

Early release needs wider examination

SMSF Superannuation Illegal early release Early access CAANZ Chartered Accountants

The early release of superannuation should be addressed by looking at who is providing advice, but also reforming the rules to prevent inappropriate access.

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financial advice, Investments, SMSF

Role determines wholesale status

Wholesale client Retail client SMSF Financial advice

The wholesale client provisions are complex and advisers must determine the SMSF role an individual is acting in before using them.

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ASIC, financial advice

ASIC to review SMSF advice

ASIC SMSF establishment Financial advice Review Information Sheet 274

ASIC will conduct a review of SMSF advice with a particular focus on how advisers are meeting their obligations under guidance released in late 2022.

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Appointments, financial advice

Vic firm bolsters management team

Morrows Appointment Executive team SMSF

A financial advisory firm that offers services to SMSF trustees has made six appointments to its executive leadership team.

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financial advice, Investments

Wholesale investor threshold must be lifted

Net asset threshold Wholesale investor test Sophisticated investor Gross income test SMSF

The FSC has called for the doubling of the wholesale investor threshold, noting it now covers many people who sit outside that definition.

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Administration, financial advice, SMSF

Incapacity too big to ignore

SMSF Incapacity Trust deed

The growing cohort of older SMSF trustees and members means advisers and auditors should be preparing to deal with more issues related to incapacity.

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financial advice

FAAA illustrates simple advice concept

Financial Advice Association of Australia FAAA Sarah Abood Quality of Advice qualified adviser simple advice

The potential application of simple advice provided by qualified advisers as a result of the Quality of Advice Review has been illustrated the FAAA.

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ATO, financial advice

FAAA pushes for tax portal access

FAAA ATO portal access Tax data Financial advisers

The FAAA has urged the government to permit financial advisers to access clients’ tax information in order to simplify the advisory process.

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