News : Superannuation

ATO stresses commutation authority strictness

February 19, 2019

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

February 14, 2019

Jason Spits

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

Westover joins Deloitte

February 14, 2019

Malavika Santhebennur

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

February 13, 2019

Malavika Santhebennur

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

February 12, 2019

Malavika Santhebennur

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

February 6, 2019

Malavika Santhebennur

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

RC unconvinced on advice model revamp

February 4, 2019

Malavika Santhebennur

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

February 4, 2019

Darin Tyson-Chan

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