News : Superannuation

Superannuation, Tax

ALP proposals aimed at boosting industry funds

Proposed changes to superannuation and tax are designed to bolster industry funds, according to I Love SMSF founder Grant Abbott.

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ATO, Retirement, Superannuation

ATO stresses commutation authority strictness

Commutation authorities must be actioned in a specific manner to avoid any associated adverse consequences, the ATO has said.

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Superannuation

SMSF result strong as AMP profit plunges

The performance of AMP’s SMSF business, SuperConcepts, remained strong amid a significant fall in profits experienced by the financial services company.

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Appointments, Retirement, Superannuation

Westover joins Deloitte

SMSF and super expert Liz Westover has joined Deloitte as a partner after departing PwC in December 2018.

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Retirement, Superannuation

SMSFA pushes for spousal rollover measure

The SMSF Association has used its budget submission to call for the introduction of a spouse rollover measure to close the gender retirement gap.

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Regulation, Strategy, Superannuation

Franking credit policy planning already underway

Trustees and their advisers are considering various strategies to minimise the impact of Labor’s proposed franking dividend policy.

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ATO, Superannuation

Members find super worth over $860m

Super members found and merged over 105,000 super accounts worth more than $860 million last year.

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Financial Planning, Regulation, Superannuation

RC unconvinced on advice model revamp

The banking royal commission’s final report has not called for the structural separation between product and financial advice, stating it would be costly.

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Regulation, Superannuation

RC report targets super selling, default funds

The unsolicited selling of super funds will be banned and superannuants will be defaulted a single time as a result of the recommendations from the banking royal commission.

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Superannuation

SMSF Party achieves registration mark

Grant Abbott headshot

Grant Abbott’s SMSF Party has gained enough members for it to register as a political party.

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