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Auditing

Auditor duties potentially redefined

A recent case heard in the New South Wales Supreme Court has potentially redefined the role of the auditor and caused increased angst and potentially some confusion within the SMSF sector. In Ryan Wealth Holdings Pty Ltd v Baumgartner [2018] NSWSC 1502 the auditor of an SMSF was held accountable for certain failings of the […]

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ETFs, Investments

New EQMF to appeal to SMSFs

Boutique global equities investment manager Antipodes Partners is expecting to capture SMSF investors for its newly listed active exchange-traded fund (ETF), or exchange-quoted managed fund (EQMF), off strong support for its global equity strategy. The Antipodes Global Shares (Quoted Managed Fund) was listed and commenced trading on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) yesterday. It enables […]

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Regulation

Franked dividends boost corporate balance sheets

Australia should retain cash refunds for excess imputation credits for super funds as this is the reason Australian corporate balance sheets are in robust condition, according to Fidelity Australia.

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ASIC, Education, Financial Planning

ASIC releases responsible manager FASEA requirements

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has begun consultation on increased competence requirements for advice licensees and their responsible managers to support the professional standards reforms in the financial advice industry. ASIC has proposed updates to “Regulatory Guide 105 Licensing: Organisational competence” (RG 105), including requiring responsible managers of advice licensees to pass the […]

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ASIC, ATO, Auditing

SMSF auditors practice statement updated

The ATO’s Practice Statement Law Administration (PA LA) in relation to determining whether matters concerning approved SMSF auditors should be referred to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) must be carefully read by super trustees and advisers.

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ATO, Compliance

Market-linked pensions in the new reporting regime

There has been a lot of information published in relation to the transfer balance account report (TBAR) requirements for account-based pensions (ABP), which, while certainly onerous, are reasonably simple in theory. Capped defined benefit income stream (CDBIS), however, are not quite as simple, with additional reporting requirements coming to light now, more than a year […]

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Accounting, Compliance, Financial Planning

Accountants given added SMSF advice warning

An audit expert has said unlicensed accountants must take even greater care when providing execution-only services to their clients in the midst of the banking royal commission as it still may be taken as advice.

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ATO, Compliance

Proper procedure needed with TBAR corrections

The ATO has stipulated certain processes are absolutely necessary to correct any errors relating to transfer balance account reports (TBAR).

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Compliance, Regulation

NALI dictates better expense examination

The ATO’s amended stance on non-arm’s-length income (NALI) to include cost savings means advisers must now perform a more comprehensive analysis of certain expenses an SMSF incurs to avoid the associated income being taxed at the highest marginal tax rate, a technical expert has said.

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Accounting, Education

FASEA can’t steer accounting business structuring

The Institute of Public Accountants (IPA) has reiterated its stance that the body developing the new education standards for financial advisers should not dictate to accountants how they should structure their businesses.

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