News

Financial Planning

Reforms putting pressure on cost of advice

reforms cost of advice

Ongoing reforms from the Hayne royal commission will increase the cost of advice and reduce the time in which financial planners can provide it, according to the FPA.

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ETFs

New ETF unlocks NYSE top 10 growth stocks

ETF FANG+ index

ETF Securities has launched a new ETF giving Australians the opportunity to invest in the 10 most highly traded growth stocks in the world.

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Appointments

Class appoints new tech officer

Class technology officer

Class has announced its first new appointment since the completion of its recent NowInfinity acquisition.

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Appointments

SuperConcepts names new chair

SuperConcepts board chair

SuperConcepts has named a former ATO superannuation assistant deputy commissioner as the new independent chair of its board.

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ATO, Superannuation

NCC breaches on ATO radar

Deliberate NCC breaches

Calculated efforts to game the non-concessional contributions (NCC) cap to reduce tax are known to the ATO, which will consider them as tax evasion.

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Tax

CGT relief errors not dire

Capital gains tax relief

Errors made at the time an SMSF elected to use the capital gains tax provisions can now be corrected, a technical expert has said.

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Accounting, Financial Planning

Good traction for advice JV model

advice accounting joint venture

Advice licensee Crescere’s joint venture offering to accounting practices is proving successful with a number of firms in major citites signing on.

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Property

Property allocation deserves another look

property asset allocation

Fractional investing offers individuals looking to invest in property a more flexible means of expanding their allocation to this asset class.

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Strategy, Superannuation

SMSF intergenerational wealth purpose to rise

SMSFs intergenerational wealth

Over the next 10 years, SMSFs will increasingly be used an intergenerational wealth accumulation vehicles, a leading actuary has said.

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Tax

TPB warns lax agents on obligation failures

TPB ATO debt

The TPB has called on tax agents, including those in the SMSF sector, to disclose any failures to pay debts or lodge documents with the ATO if they want to avoid facing an ethics breach.

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