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financial advice

Digital advice requires human element

digital advice

The definition of digital advice should also include the involvement of humans and the development of hybrid models rather than purely technology driven services.

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Pensions, Regulation, Retirement, Superannuation

Age issue curbs bring-forward rule

NCC bring-forward rules

The non-concessional contribution bring-forward rules can only be used if a person is under 75 during the relevant financial year.

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LRBA

LRBAs face interest rate risks

Interest rate LRBAs

An SMSF specialist has warned fund members the recent and continuing interest rate rises will have impacts for their LRBA repayment obligations.

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Auditing, SMSF

Courts extending audit duties

SMSF auditors duties

Legal rulings are forcing SMSF auditors to cover off issues not included in their legislative, regulatory and professional obligations.

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financial advice, SMSF, Superannuation

SMSF advice a possibility from APRA fund

SMSF advice

Calls to allow APRA-regulated funds to provide advice may mean they also have to consider a member’s SMSF benefits in the circumstances of that advice.

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SMSF, Strategy

Exit strategy must include incapacity

Exit strategy incapacity

The inclusion of a plan to manage trustee incapacity as part of an SMSF exit strategy is arguably more important than addressing a member’s death.

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Business News, fraud, Superannuation

Govt to set up scam prevention hub

Scam prevention

The government will set up a scam prevention centre to detect scams, share data and inform the public about new scams and fraudulent schemes.

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BDBNs, Pensions

Death pension doesn’t need order

Death benefit pension

It is not necessary to have a reversionary instruction or BDBN in place to pay a death benefit to the spouse of a deceased member via a pension.

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ATO, Superannuation

ATO sets date for personal TBC availability

TBC

Super fund members will gain access to personal TBC details early in the new financial year but should report outstanding information now.

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ATO, Compliance, SMSF

Loss no reason to ignore compliance order

financial loss ATO order

Financial loss will not be considered a key reason for an SMSF to avoid following a contravention rectification order issued by the ATO.

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