News

Investments

OpenInvest signs with Sydney firm

OpenInvest Sarto Advisory

Investment platform OpenInvest has partnered with Sarto Advisory to provide access to investment services for young investors.

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financial advice

Merger of FPA and AFA complete

AFA FPA Merger

The FPA and AFA have formally completed their merger and commenced operations under the new Financial Advice Association Australia banner.

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Auditing

Materiality a testing audit concept

Materiality SMSF auditors

The concept of materiality has been acknowledged by the ATO as a difficult one for auditors to manage with regard to SMSF investment strategies.

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Superannuation, Tax

Actuarial certificates may help with new tax

Actuarial certificates tax

A solution to clarify the earnings tax within an SMSF already exists and could be provided by actuarial certificates.

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Pensions

Act fast for clients turning 65

TBC indexation

SMSF advisers need to act fast to help clients turning 65 before 1 July make the most of the indexation of the transfer balance cap to $1.9 million.

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Auditing

Sole purpose test breaches overused

sole purpose test breach

A breach of the sole purpose test is being used too often as the justification for lodging an auditor contravention report.

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Investments

Highlight non-investment risks in SMSFs

non-investment risks SMSFs

SMSF trustees must be advised risks there are non-investment risks within their fund and its administration can also create compliance risks.

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Superannuation

New bill to strengthen rights to super

bill right to superannuation

A new bill will give employees not covered by an award or enterprise agreement the right to claim unpaid superannuation contributions.

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BDBNs

Detailed BDBN document search key

BDBN documents search

Attempts to locate binding death benefit documents must go beyond a superficial search for them if trustees are to satisfy their legal obligations.

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Superannuation

IFPA rejects govt’s super objective

IFPA superannuation objective

IFPA has refused to support the objective of superannuation currently proposed by the government in its consultation paper on the subject.

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