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Administration, Business News

SuperMate unveils bulk TBAR solution

SuperMate has launched a bulk transfer balance account report (TBAR) solution that allows SMSF practitioners to transmit bulk lodgements of multiple returns to the ATO portal.

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Business News, Platforms

Hub24 posts record FUA results

Adviser investment platform Hub24 has reported its funds under administration (FUA) reached $9.1 billion for the September quarter, up 50.5 per cent on September 2017.

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Retirement, Superannuation

Renting retirees need extra $500k in super

Retirees who do not own a home may need to find an additional $500,000 in their super to fund their rent, raising questions over advice given to them about super, according to new research.

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ASIC, Financial Planning

Commonwealth FP given further improvements

The initial findings of a report into the fee-for-no-service conduct of Commonwealth Bank of Australia’s advice arm, Commonwealth Financial Planning, has been released, alongside additional recommendations.

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ATO, Compliance, Regulation

SMSFs falling over on basic TBAR errors: ATO

The ATO has received transfer balance account reports (TBAR) from 135,000 SMSFs thus far, but trustees are being caught out by basic errors in the information they are supplying.

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Investments

Digital platform onboards SMSFs

Spitfire has integrated SMSF clients onto its digital platform with strategic partnerships also underway as advisers look for next generation solutions that offer global markets and bespoke managed accounts.

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Investments, Portfolio Construction

A straw house or brick house?

Australia’s home bias towards local shares is well documented. In fact, the “ASX 2017 Investor Study” shows 75 per cent of Australia’s share owners hold only domestic shares, compared to 11 percent who hold only international shares.

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Investments

Next TraCR series tackles SMSF diversification

Stock exchange Chi-X Australia and Deutsche Bank have launched the next series of transferable custody receipts, or TraCRs, to access United States equities in a bid to ease the process of investing internationally for SMSFs.

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Insurance, Regulation

Life insurance issue possibly overlooked

The potential tax treatment of death benefits rolled over on or after 1 July 2017 where the rollover amount includes life insurance proceeds continues to be a sleeper issue, a technical expert has warned.

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Compliance

BDBN formalities best kept simple

An SMSF lawyer has suggested it is best practice to keep any rules governing the validity of binding death benefit nominations (BDBN) in a fund’s trust deed as simple as possible to avoid potential court challenges from aggrieved beneficiaries.

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