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Education, Financial Planning

FASEA issues final CPD instrument

Financial advisers will need to complete 40 hours of continuing professional development (CPD) each year, of which 70 per cent will need to be approved by the licensee, including four hours of professional reading, according to the education standards authority.

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ETFs, Investments, Portfolio Construction

ETFs to remain popular for SMSFs

A leading exchange-traded fund (ETF) provider has predicted allocations from the SMSF sector to continue to be strong in 2019, aided by other trends in the financial services landscape.

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Education, Financial Planning

FASEA delivers professional year titles

The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority (FASEA) has determined financial advisers undertaking work and training requirements as part of their professional year will be known as “provisional financial planners” or “provisional financial advisers”.

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Education, Financial Planning

FASEA confirms relevant provider terms

The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority (FASEA) has determined the final expressions to be used for a provisional relevant provider are “provisional financial adviser” or “provisional financial planner”, which can be used interchangeably.

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Accounting

Merry Christmas

The team at selfmanagedsuper would like to wish all of its readers a very Merry Christmas and a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year.

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ASIC, Compliance, Documentation

Best interest duty unwieldy for advisers

A report from the corporate regulator saying advisers did not demonstrate compliance with the best interest duty in relation to SMSF advice in 91 per cent of the cases reviewed indicates the cumbersome nature of the best interest duty rather than poor advice, according to Lime Actuarial.

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Compliance, Property

SuperConcepts integrates with CoreLogic

SuperConcepts has added property data firm CoreLogic’s PropertyHub to its Connected Services portal for all SuperMate software trustee and SMSF administration clients.

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ATO, Superannuation

ATO issues LCRs relating to legal amendments

The ATO today published two new law companion rulings (LCR) on its legal database addressing legislative amendments currently being considered by the federal parliament.

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Accounting, Retirement, Superannuation

Work test rules intricacies require attention

It is vital for advisers and accountants to be cognisant of the interplay between the bring-forward rules, work test exemption and downsizer contributions, an SMSF expert has said.

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Education, Regulation

SMSFA calls for FASEA CPD obligations fine-tuning

The SMSF Association has identified certain Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority (FASEA) requirements pertaining to continuing professional development (CPD) for advisers it feels need amending.

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