SELF-MANAGED SUPERANNUATION FUNDS

Financial planning

The six largest financial planning institutions can expect a visit from ASIC which will examine their compliance with high-risk advice areas....

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Superannuation

Industry superannuation fund members with balances of more than $250,000 are more satisfied with their funds’ performance then those who invested with retail funds, a sur...

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Financial planning

Chan & Naylor flags SMSF loans flowing from new JV with Origin Finance to form Chan & Naylor Finance....

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Financial planning

A national examination for planners is an inadequate measure and should not be implemented according to CPA Australia....

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Financial planning

Accountants are more qualified to give financial advice than planners, largely due to their working knowledge of SMSFs, a small business owner believes....

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Financial planning

EQT and Dundas have added their EQT Dundas Global Equity Fund to the ASX-backed mFund settlement service....

Financial planning

A senior and experienced cohort of financial planners are choosing to move away from expensive platforms. ...

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Accounting

Only 15 per cent of accountants in providing advice on SMSFs are authorised to provide investment advice while a further 13 per cent are only RG146 compliant....

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Financial planning

The financial planning industry has illustrated “inappropriate levels of quality” going back more than a decade, ASIC said....

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Editorial

Managed accounts have taken years to bloom, as Jason Spits writes, the large players have been waiting to pounce....

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The number of SMSFs set up by accountants has fallen 20 per cent in the last two years according to research conducted by Investment Trends....

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Funds management

A review of disclosure to investors by the unlisted property industry has been described as “disappointing” by ASIC....

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Superannuation

The standard of retirement income products needs to be lifted to that of SMSFs to fit in with a well-working retirement system...

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Superannuation

Superannuation funds must change their asset allocation to accommodate the evolving income and liquidity requirements of members, Mark Thomas writes....

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Funds management

Investors Mutual will aim to raise $200 million for its new listed investment company QV Equities Limited. ...

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