News

ASIC, financial advice

Ex-adviser guilty of $6m fraud

ASIC Ben Jayaweera Growth Plus Financial Group SMSF fraud

A former Brisbane-based financial adviser has been convicted of defrauding investors out of nearly $6 million after convincing them to withdraw money from their SMSFs.

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ETFs, Investments

BlackRock to offer US Treasury ETF

BlackRock Australia US treasury ETF ULTB James Waterworth Tamara Stats

Months after offering an Australian government bond ETF, Blackrock will also release a similar vehicle focused on US government bonds.

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Business News

Vale Greg Bright

Financial services media Greg Bright

Financial services media entrepreneur, publisher and journalist Greg Bright has passed away aged 70, having shaped the trade press for several decades.

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SMSFA

New insurance partnership formed

SMSF Association BizCover Numerisk Partnership

The SMSF Association has joined with a broker and specialist insurance business to offer targeted cover to its members.

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Retirement, Tax

Set rules for CGT retirement exemption

Small business capital gains tax Retirement exemption CGT Contribution

Specific rules apply to individuals under age 55 who want to take advantage of the retirement exemption under the small business CGT concessions.

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Property, Tax

GST a must for high-yield properties

GST Goods and services tax Yield Commercial property Registration

SMSFs holding commercial property generating over $75,000 in rent must register for GST, while those not required to should carefully assess the benefits and costs of doing so.

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ASIC, Superannuation

Super sector in ASIC’s sights

ASIC superannuation Corporate plan SMSF Establishment advice

The superannuation sector’s handling of retirement outcomes will be an area of focus for ASIC, which has also committed to review SMSF establishment advice.

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ATO, fraud, SMSF

Pursue illegally accessed monies

SMSF Self-managed superannuation Bobbin Lawyers Peter Bobbin Illegal drawdown

Trustees should try to recover any illegally accessed money from an SMSF to lessen the severity of compliance breach penalties they may face.

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Compliance, Retirement, SMSF

Query reasons for trustee transactions

SMSF Self-managed superannuation Tim Miller SuperGuardian Smarter SMSF sole purpose test related party transaction

Questioning the motives of trustees will often reveal why they are undertaking a transaction and if it will pass the sole purpose test.

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Appointments, Business News

SMSF Association adds policy manager

SMSF Assocation Policy manager Keddie Waller Appointment

The SMSF Association has hired a new policy manager, who joins the body after more than a decade working with another industry organisation.

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