News

ASFA calls for end to super, pension tinkering

February 5, 2018

New data from the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has shown reforms to super and the retirement savings system are working, but need to be bedded down, while stability still needs to be achieved in order to sustain confidence.

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Business News

Robo-adviser joins forces with Heffron, Class

February 5, 2018

Malavika Santhebennur

Robo-advice provider Six Park has announced two new strategic partnerships with Heffron and Class as part of its wider plans for 2018.

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Business News

SMSF Academy unveils rebrand

February 5, 2018

Malavika Santhebennur

The SMSF Academy is rebranding as Smarter SMSF in a bid to better reflect its expanded service offering, including its SMSF documents offering.

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Commercial Property

Pension SMSFs strong on commercial property

February 5, 2018

Krystine Lumanta

Pension SMSFs that invest in property lean heavily towards commercial property when compared to funds in accumulation phase, a new report has found.

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Superannuation

Pension SMSF preferences uncovered

February 1, 2018

Krystine Lumanta

A new report has revealed SMSFs in pension phase are attracted to higher-yield stocks when compared to funds in accumulation phase.

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ATO

ATO not intending to change detail of data

February 1, 2018

Darin Tyson-Chan

The ATO has confirmed it has no plans to enhance the detail contained in the statistics it compiles for the SMSF sector, despite calls from practitioners to do so.

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Business News

Royal commission inevitable despite measures

February 1, 2018

Malavika Santhebennur

The federal government has implemented various measures in the past two years to ensure public confidence in the banking and financial services industry, but a royal commission was ultimately unavoidable, according to Assistant Treasurer Michael Sukkar.

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Investments

Market drivers for 2018 crucial

February 1, 2018

Krystine Lumanta

SMSF investors should monitor four key themes that are likely to drive investment markets this year, with encouraging conditions expected to continue, according to AMP Capital.

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Business News

Topdocs integrates with XPM

February 1, 2018

Malavika Santhebennur

Legal document provider Topdocs has announced an end-to-end integration with Xero Practice Manager (XPM) to enable data sharing between the two platforms.

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Strategy

Revitalise SMSF strategy every few years

January 31, 2018

Malavika Santhebennur

SMSF advisers should refresh their clients’ strategies every two to three years to keep pace with changing superannuation laws, regulations and ATO/court interpretations, according to an SMSF expert.

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