News

ATO, Tax

Tax case law has NALE solution

February 10, 2020

Established and tested tax case law should inform how the ATO will treat non-arm’s-length expenditure (NALE) within an SMSF, an SMSF lawyer has suggested.

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LRBA

TSB changes likely to hit trustee strategies

February 10, 2020

Tharshini Ashokan

Some trustees with LRBAs may need to rethink their usual strategy in order to comply with the changes to TSB calculations, an SMSF technical expert says.

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Administration, Auditing

Audit and admin business rebrands

February 10, 2020

Darin Tyson-Chan

Superannuation Advisors Australia has undergone a rebrand, with the organisation now operating as Seamless SMSF.

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Retirement

Over-50 super caps too low

February 6, 2020

Tharshini Ashokan

Restrictions on voluntary contributions, as well as the complexities of the retirement income system, are deterring Australians from saving enough for their retirement, the SMSF Association says.

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Superannuation

Impact of contribution change unclear

February 6, 2020

Jason Spits

The government needs to provide more information on its planned change to voluntary contributions after the age of 64 to allow the SMSF sector to factor it into this year’s strategies.

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Education

CFP certification program strengthened

February 6, 2020

Darin Tyson-Chan

Financial planners will now be able to combine their Financial Planning Association CFP certification program and the Deakin Business School Master of Financial Planning degree.

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ETFs

ETF trends to boost market size

February 6, 2020

Jason Spits

The ETF sector has continued to grow steadily, with a number of trends pushing the growth among investors and consumers.

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Retirement

SMSFs vital to retirement income

February 5, 2020

Tharshini Ashokan

SMSFs play an important role in the retirement income system and should be given due consideration in the Retirement Income Review, the SMSF Association says.

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Education

FASEA adds new education providers

February 5, 2020

Jason Spits

FASEA has updated its list of approved education providers, adding in new bachelor and postgraduate programs and updating the list of approved courses for advisers.

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Regulation

AFCA backs compensation scheme

February 5, 2020

Darin Tyson-Chan

The establishment of a compensation scheme of last resort to protect consumers who have fallen victim to the misconduct of financial services firms has received strong support from the Australian Financial Complaints Authority.

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