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Administration, Retirement, SMSF, Superannuation

Control now of greater importance

SMSF motivation control

The need to have greater control over their superannuation is becoming an increasingly important element motivating individuals to establish an SMSF.

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Compliance, Legislation, Regulation, Superannuation

Super objective scope unclear

Superannuation objective

Draft legislation to enshrine the objective of superannuation into law does not include any guidance as to whether auxiliary measures would need to align with it.

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Documentation, NALI/NALE, SMSF

Zero fees a NALE trap

SMSF fees zero NALE

SMSF practitioners bundling service fees into other costs paid by a trustee will raise questions as to what has been charged and may lead to the ATO viewing that charge as a NALE breach.

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Business News, Superannuation

Betashares expands into super

Betashares superannuation Bendigo Adelaide Bank

ETF provider Betashares will offer superannuation products after agreeing to purchase the super operations of Bendigo and Adelaide Bank.

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Investments

Firms launch global trading solution

Ausiex Saxo

Two investment companies have joined forces to launch an international trading solution designed for financial advisers and their clients.

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ATO, NALI/NALE, Tax

NALI CGT rules a problem for SMSFs

NALI

The ATO taxation determination outlining how the NALI and CGT rules interact is potentially problematic for SMSFs.

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SMSF

SMSFs attract lower-income women

SMSF growth lower income women

The SMSF sector has continued to grow as women with lower balances outpace men in the area of new fund establishments.

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Compliance, Legislation, Regulation, SMSF, SMSFA

SMSFA calls for residency reform completion

SMSF residency rules

The SMSF Association has urged the government to fulfil its promise to complete reforms to the SMSF residency rules first put forward by its predecessors two years ago.

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ETFs, Investments

VanEck adds three govt bond ETFs

Van Eck government bond ETF

VanEck is expanding its presence in the Australian market with the introduction of three new Australian government bond ETFs.

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Administration, Compliance, SMSF, Technology

Tech risk management mandated

SMSF auditors accountants technology risk management

Both auditors and accountants must comply with their statutory obligations with regard to their use of IT and their data protection mechanisms.

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