News

Education

FASEA issues direction on designations

The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority (FASEA) has invited industry associations to apply for accreditation for their respective professional designation programs.

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ETFs

SelfWealth to launch ETF targeting SMSFs

Online broker SelfWealth has announced it has secured $100 million in seed funding from Graham Tuckwell’s ETFS Capital to launch a new exchange-traded fund (ETF), the SMSF Leaders ETF.

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Business News, Superannuation

New alliances to help UBS service super industry

UBS Asset Management Australia has announced two new partnerships with fund managers with a view to providing better investment options for superannuants across the country.

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Regulation, Superannuation

Significant victories for SMSFA in 2018

The SMSF Association has reflected favourably upon its advocacy activity in 2018, nominating the changes to the work test exemption as it most significant achievement in this area.

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Compliance, Tax

TPB cracks down on SMSF non-lodgers

Over 2700 tax practitioners who are also trustees of their own SMSF have outstanding SMSF annual returns, according to the Tax Practitioners Board (TPB).

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Regulation, Tax

Imputation refund policy to soften

The federal opposition’s proposed imputation dividend refund ban is not as significant an issue as it has been made out to be and is likely to be adjusted before being legislated if Labor wins the next election, according to BlackRock.

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Regulation, Retirement, Superannuation

ASFA argues against system disruption

The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has called for stability to be established with the current retirement savings framework and as such has argued against the introduction of a policy stopping the ability of some retirees to receive imputation credit refunds.

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ATO

SMSF establishments bounce back

An ATO statistical report for the September quarter has shown SMSF establishments strengthened after a lacklustre June quarter, with the largest proportion of new funds continuing to be set up by a younger cohort of trustees.

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ATO, Auditing

Reciprocal auditing arrangements in the gun

The ATO has declared its intention to focus its compliance activities on the practice among SMSF auditors of using reciprocal arrangements that represent breaches of independence.

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ASIC

ASIC reveals hurdles in dispute resolution

Research by the corporate regulator into consumer experiences of internal dispute resolution (IDR) procedures across the financial services sector has found they face significant barriers and difficulties in navigating the complaints process.

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