News

BT to close Panorama admin service

December 21, 2021

BT will close the SMSF establishment and administration services offered through its Panorama investment platform at the end of this week.

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Contributions

Super Christmas gifts to kids require care

December 21, 2021

Darin Tyson-Chan

The age of a child must be taken into account if parents are considering providing them with a Christmas gift by way of a super contribution.

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Superannuation

Draft co-contribution regulations released

December 21, 2021

Tia Thomas

New draft co-contribution regulations for low-income earners have been released and include minor changes to previously released regulations that are due to expire.

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FASEA

Exam re-mark creates licensing limbo

December 21, 2021

Jason Spits

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

December 21, 2021

Tia Thomas

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

$fractional property investment$

December 21, 2021

Warren Gibson

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

December 20, 2021

Darin Tyson-Chan

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

December 20, 2021

Jason Spits

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

December 20, 2021

Jason Spits

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

December 20, 2021

Tia Thomas

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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