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Accounting

SMSF accounting advice falls short: panel

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A panel of consumers has criticised the quality of advice they received from the accounting community with regard to establishing an SMSF, as well as the assistance given in running this type of fund.

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Business News

Online broker launches SMSF account

Online broker Stake’s SMSF accounts have gone live, with Australian investors now able to trade through their SMSF on the platform.

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Practice Management

Technology allows super reform efficiency

The implementation of specialised SMSF administration software allowed for more efficient servicing of clients with regard to determining the implications of the super reforms, an accounting firm partner has said.

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Business News

Mclowd partners with Super Plus

SMSF software and practitioner marketplace Mclowd has announced Brisbane-based administration firm Super Plus is migrating clients to the platform as part of a five-year agreement.

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Regulation

Imputation refund plan a wake-up call

The federal opposition’s proposal to end cash refunds for excess dividend imputation credits should ring alarm bells for SMSFs about the risks of home bias in investment portfolios.

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Superannuation

Return to straightforward super: tax body

The Tax Institute has said it is fundamental to get back to a simpler superannuation system and try to avoid any further tinkering to the system in the short to medium term.

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Regulation

Labor policy backflip creates complexity

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The Labor Party’s policy shift to exempt people receiving the age pension from its changes to refundable franking credits will create a two-tiered treatment of SMSF members who access the pension in retirement.

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Superannuation

Royal commission should stick to bank scrutiny

I suppose I should be grateful. When the Turnbull government announced a royal commission into banks and financial services last year, it explicitly excluded SMSFs. It seemed our superannuation sector was out of the woods.

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Business News

AMP CEO to retire

The AMP board has announced chief executive Craig Meller has confirmed his intention to retire around the end of 2018.

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Investments

Factor investing needs flexibility

To make the most of investing in factors such as high beta and low volatility, individuals should not limit themselves to just one element, a global fund manager has said.

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