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Superannuation

Six-member fund ideal asset holding structure

Six-member asset holding

The use of larger SMSFs as asset holding structures was overlooked in the government’s promotion of them as family super vehicles.

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LICs

LICs grow off new asset offerings

LIC assets growth

The offering of LICs on assets beyond Australian shares has resulted in sizeable growth for the sector as investors use a stable model to access new opportunities.

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Strategy, Tax

Asset segregation timing key

segregated asset SMSF

Attributing capital losses to SMSFs for tax purposes in a segregated asset environment has both pros and cons, a technical expert has said.

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Strategy, Superannuation

Contributions cap breach not catastrophic

Contributions cap breach

A breach of the contributions caps is not a complete disaster as it does not even constitute contravening the superannuation legislation.

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Estate Planning

New body aiming to prevent advice disasters

SAPEPAA wealth transfer

Wealth transfer association, SAPEPAA, has stated its purpose was to prevent ‘the horror stories’ that result from bad advice associated with wealth transfer matters.

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ASIC

Court finds against Mayfair advertising

mayfair advertising

The Federal Court has ruled Mayfair 101 Group made false, misleading and deceptive statements in regard to the marketing campaign for its debenture products.

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Business News

SuperConcepts strengthens BDO partnership

SuperConcepts BDO

SuperConcepts and BDO have extended a partnership in which the two will offer services to each other’s clients.

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Superannuation, Tax

Six members may net tax benefit

six-member SMSF tax benefit

A tax benefit may result from the pending legislation that will increase the maximum number of SMSF members from four to six.

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Documentation

Electronic execution measures on hold

Electronic deed execution

The government’s move to extend temporary measures allowing the execution of deeds electronically has been delayed.

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Superannuation

Minister praises SMSF sector growth

SMSF sector growth Hume

The steady growth of the SMSF sector has been highlighted by a government minister who has noted its rising place within the superannuation system.

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