News

FASEA

Exam re-mark creates licensing limbo

advisers exam results

Advisers waiting for a re-mark of the most recent FASEA exam will be unable to provide advice until they receive results in the new year.

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FASEA

FASEA passes conflicts decision to Hume

FASEA conflicts interest

FASEA has released industry feedback to a consultation paper on revising its conflicts of interest standard, but has left the final decision on amendments to the government.

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Investments, Property

Maximising opportunity in property investment

fractional property investment

If rising residential property prices are a concern, fractional investments can be a risk mitigation strategy even if you own a property.

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Investments

Investment strategies need work

SMSF investment strategies

SMSF investment strategies on the whole are currently sub-standard in terms of their quality and suitability for purpose.

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Financial Planning, Regulation

Review to look at scope of accountants advice

advice review accountants

The quality of financial advice review will consider what financial advice is, who can offer it and what accountants can do in the area of super.

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ATO, Superannuation

ATO flags bank transaction limits

SuperStream transaction limits

SMSFs should check if they have enough liquid assets and no transaction limits when planning on using SuperStream.

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ASIC, Education

First adviser exam dates for 2022 released

ASIC exam dates

The dates for the first financial adviser exam to be conducted by ASIC have been set for early 2022, but the details of later sittings have not been finalised.

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Retirement

Calculator outlines retirement income plan

retirement income calculator

Pre-retirees can now access a retirement income calculator to plan how to safely spend their superannuation.

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Superannuation

New SMSFs up, but 600,000 funds still elusive

APRA SMSF growth

APRA figures show the strongest rate of new SMSF growth in half a decade, but the total number of funds still hasn’t broken through the 600,000 mark.

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Education

Govt amends degree requirements

financial advisers degree

The government has announced plans to allow advisers with a decade’s experience and a clean compliance record to practice without a degree.

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