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financial advice

Advisers can eliminate info lag

SMSF advice market information

SMSF trustees who receive financial advice are more likely to be receiving the most up-to-date information needed to run their own super fund.

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ASIC, financial advice, Tax

Adviser register to show tax advice capability

Advisers register tax advice

ASIC’s adviser register will show which financial advisers can provide tax advice but the accuracy of information will depend on licensees.

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Appointments

LightYear Group announces new CEO

LightYear Group chief executive

The parent group of an SMSF document provider has restructured its leadership team and appointed a new chief executive.

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Documentation

SMSF establishments have a season

SMSF establishments

The latest SMSF research has revealed individuals make the commitment to establish their own super fund at a particular time during a given year.

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Property, Trusts

Unit trust loans may fail sole purpose test

trust loans sole purpose

Using loans from a unit trust to allow SMSF trustees to purchase property which is then secured by a mortgage is likely to breach the sole purpose test.

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ETFs

ETFs to increase presence in portfolios

ETFs SMSF portfolios

SMSF are likely to increase their exposure to ETFs as new research shows they are the favoured vehicle for many investors.

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financial advice

Full disclosure of review response certain

full disclosure advice review

A full disclosure of the government’s response to the Quality of Advice Review will be provided before it acts upon any of the resulting recommendations.

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Business News

Wishing you a Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas

The team at selfmanagedsuper wishes all of our readers a very Merry Christmas and a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year.

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ASIC, financial advice

Greater clarity from INFO 274

INFO 274 SMSF advisers

ASIC Information Sheet 274, which provides guidance on the provision of SMSF advice, should give advisers more certainty when discussing fund set-ups.

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Investments

SMSFs account for 20 pct of ETF investments

SMSFs ETF investments

SMSFs account for around 20 per cent of ETF investments, with that number growing as the ETF market heads toward 2 million investors.

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