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Financial planning

An Australian National Audit Office report has revealed that the inactivity of some large super funds has denied members access to the co-contribution regime....

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Financial planning

APRA warns that Australian banks will be subject to regulatory change despite the resilience of our existing regime....

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Editorial

The SMSF administration industry has started a long journey of transformation from a cottage industry to a profession....

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Financial planning

APRA has released a discussion paper that seeks to dramatically broaden its supervisory mandate to cover diverse financial conglomerates, which it considers are currently...

Superannuation

Dixon Advisory is arguing against the imposition of mandatory minimum SMSF balances on the basis that it would amount to excluding one part of the population....

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Superannuation

The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees has called for stronger regulation of advisers to SMSFs and highlighted the need for funds to be fully regulated under...

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Financial planning

The worst of the global financial crisis may be over, but the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority says it is too early to drop the regulatory guard....

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Editorial

The Heffron technical team take a look at the current state of play for defined benefit pensions and the social security asset test exemption rules and how they affect SM...

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Superannuation

Transfers from major superannuation funds into self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) will be subjected to higher levels of scrutiny following moves by the Australian ...

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Financial planning

Bank chief executives will need to shoulder responsibility for ensuring their institutions are compliant with the new Financial Claims Scheme....

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Financial planning

In what represents a largely unprecedented move, both APRA and ASIC have moved against Trio Capital and its Astarra super funds and managed investment schemes....

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Financial planning

Investor confidence will be strengthened by solid superannuation returns for the September quarter, according to Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) chie...

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Life/Risk

The Federal Government has taken the unusual step of activating the insurance compensation scheme used to handle claims against companies that become insolvent....

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Financial planning

A survey of APRA stakeholders suggests they are mostly happy with the regulator, but not on all counts....

Financial planning

At the recent Investment and Financial Services Association conference, Money Management conducted a round table in which inndustry leaders canvassed various issues facin...

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