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Administration, Estate Planning, SMSF

Caution needed with multi-purpose deeds

SMSF Will BDBN binding death benefit nomination Deed DBA Lawyers SMSF

SMSF practitioners should carefully examine deeds that are designed with multiple features as these could potentially complicate estate planning matters for a fund.

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financial advice

Experience drain not biggest advice issue

industry experience financial advisers FAAA Financial Advice Association Australia

The reduction in the number of financial advisers with significant industry experience is not the most worrying trend affecting the sector.

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Legislation, SMSF, SMSFA, Tax

Div 296 will hit more than 3500 farms

Division 296 tax Farms SMSF Primary production land Indexation

The SMSF Association has presented data to a Senate committee suggesting over 3500 farms will be impacted when the $3 million soft cap is introduced.

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Insurance, SMSF, Superannuation

Avoid insurance held by another fund

SMSF Superannuation Life insurance ownership Insignia Financial Jon de Fries

SMSFs should not purchase life insurance cover held within another super fund as this type of financial protection is not legally available to them.

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Education, SMSF

New education facility from Hub24

SMSF Academy SMSF Hub24 Striver

A new education facility aimed at helping practitioners provide specialised SMSF advice for clients has been released by Hub 24.

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financial advice, Technology

FSC forms digital advice group

Financial Services Council Digital Advice Expert Group

The Financial Services Council has formed a new membership group to help promote the use of digital advice and form policies that support the reform of the sector.

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Insurance, Regulation, SMSF

Insurance consideration ineffective

Life insurance SMSF Liability Investment strategy

The number of SMSFs holding life insurance appears to not have increased significantly since the introduction of a requirement to consider these policies as part of a fund’s investment strategy.

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Pensions, SMSF, Technology

Check pension rollover process in software

SMSF Superannuation Divorce Pension commutation accumulation administration software

SMSF practitioners should not confuse software processes with legal requirements when it comes to rolling a pension from one fund to another.

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ASIC, financial advice, Regulation, Superannuation

ASIC to scrutinise super switching

Superannuation switching ASIC Referral arrangements Enforcement priority

Advice regarding the switching of superannuation membership from one fund to another is an area on which ASIC will be focused this year.

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Legislation, Superannuation, Tax

Pushing poor legislation through

Division 296 tax Unrealised capital gains Defined benefit schemes Senate Total superannuation balance

Parliament is about to introduce badly designed law regarding the proposed additional tax on super balances over $3 million and no one seems to care.

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