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Financial planning

The grandfathering problems that plagued the advice space a year ago continue to stymy advisers and remain heavy burden on consumer choice, the Association of Financial A...

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Funds management

Growing numbers of investors are taking the plunge and following financial advisers’ recommendations to try direct investments through separately managed account (SMA) se...

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Editorial

The growing acceptance of the new electronic currency, Bitcoin, is threatening to disrupt and change the global financial system. Mark Thomas explains why investors and a...

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Superannuation

ATO appears to be targeting inappropriate loans to SMSFs after focusing on those with uncommercial loan terms....

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Superannuation

Macquarie Bank's David Barrett takes a closer look at the cost complexities of setting up a SMSF....

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Superannuation

An accounting and advisory firm wants tighter regulation around the inclusion of residential property in SMSFs....

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Superannuation

While restrictions on acquiring assets from a related party in an SMSF are generally understand, the disposal of assets to related parties often suffers from a lack of un...

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Superannuation

The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) is calling for media to “get the facts right” after news outlets reported tax concessions on super would cost ...

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Superannuation

Colonial First State said it supports the three-day turn-around for superannuation member transfers. ...

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Funds management

Equity income funds have become increasingly sophisticated, as van Eyk Research awards the first AA rating in this sector....

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Superannuation

Townsends Business & Corporate Lawyers' Peter Townsend outlines some of the do's and don'ts for maintaining a bare trust in a LRBA....

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Editorial

Equity income funds may not live up to their hype, writes Morningstar's Kathryn Young. ...

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Editorial

Although tax exemption when selling a person’s main residence is usually a routine matter, things can go badly wrong in some quite unexpected ways, writes Chris Ardagna....

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Superannuation

SMSF trustees cautioned to ensure they understand the details of establishing bare trusts where limited recourse borrowing is concerned. ...

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Editorial

A recent white paper by Lonsec and Milliman explores the conundrum facing retirees trying to balance security of income against the need for investment growth to fund gre...

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Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

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This verdict highlights something deeply wrong and rotten at the heart of the FSCP. We are witnessing a heavy-handed, op...

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Interesting. Would be good to know the details of the StrategyOne deal....

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