News : Financial Planning

Financial Planning, Superannuation

Large lump sum death benefits hard to swallow

lump sum death benefits

Large lump sum death benefits can place surviving SMSF members with higher balances in a vulnerable situation, a wealth management expert says.

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Administration, Financial Planning

Debate sparked over adequacy of single SOA

SMSF statement of advice

A debate has fired up as to whether more than one statement of advice is needed for SMSF clients to adequately disclose the significant risks associated with this type of super structure.

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Accounting, Financial Planning

Accountants not solution for financial advice gap

accountants financial advice gap

Accountants are unlikely to complete further education to step into the financial advice sector as its revenues decline and practitioners leave.

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ASIC, Financial Planning

ASIC bans SMSF adviser for dishonest loans

ASIC bans SMSF adviser

A former Victorian SMSF adviser has been banned by ASIC after it found he had borrowed money from clients’ accounts and had breached a range of financial services laws.

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Financial Planning

Never good time to stop grandfathered commissions

advisers grandfathered commissions

Advisers most affected by the removal of grandfathered commissions will never agree there is a good time to implement the measure.

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Financial Planning

Challenging times not deterring advisers

number of financial advisers

The anticipated reduction in financial adviser numbers is less significant than predicted, a recent survey has shown.

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Financial Planning, Regulation

Government puts an end to grandfathered commissions

end grandfathered commissions advisers

The government is set to introduce legislation that will end the grandfathering of conflicted remuneration to financial advisers by 1 January 2021.

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ATO, Financial Planning

Advice key to rising SMSF establishment balances

SMSF establishment balances rise

The rise in SMSF establishment balances revealed in the latest ATO statistics reflects a vast improvement in the level of financial advice within the sector, the SMSF Association says.

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Financial Planning, Investments

Investment decisions challenging trustees the most

investment decisions trustees

Choosing specific assets and investments is the most difficult decision trustees face in running their SMSF, research has shown.

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ETFs, Financial Planning

Adviser product set evolving

SMSF product advice

Industry research has shown the product sets recommended by SMSF advisers are changing to better suit the advice clients are seeking.

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