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SMSF ASSOCIATION
SMSF
The SMSF Association has entered into new partnership agreements with Kaplan Professional and Deakin University to offer its SMSF Specialist Advisor designation (SSA)....
SMSF
Lowering regulation costs and an improved regulatory framework for limited licences is among the items on the Association’s regulatory wish list....
People & Products
Retirement Income Review panel member Deborah Ralston and BT’s Bryan Ashenden have been appointed to the association’s board....
Financial planning
The cost of the single disciplinary body needs to be kept under control otherwise it will be another factor in driving up the cost of financial advice, according to indus...
Financial planning
The continuing profession development guidelines need to be addressed to remove duplication for tax financial advisers and there needs to be a consultation process which ...
Financial planning
Limited licence roles have contributed to almost a quarter of adviser roles lost over the financial year, making it harder for Australians to access single-issue advice....
Superannuation
Advisers have been advised to refrain from making changes to increase the number of members in self-managed super funds due to an implementation delay by the Australian T...
Superannuation
Dividend income, with the help of franking credits, may not continue to be a reliable method of income for retirees, according to a panel....
SMSF
Self-managed superannuation funds will be allowed to have up to six members and the SMSF Association has welcomed this change as it will provide additional flexibility an...
Financial planning
Licensees should not be responsible for individual financial adviser registrations to the corporate regulator as it makes clear these are a statutory obligation and not a...
Features
Mike Taylor writes that the popularity of self-managed superannuation funds and the failure of the so-called limited licensing regime may make SMSFs the test-bed for prop...
Superannuation
While the industry is working towards scaled SMSF advice, the Royal Commission and code of ethics has created a confidence issue in the industry, according to BT....
Superannuation
The industry should be discussing retirement income rather than superannuation and the super guarantee as it does not encompass the broad range of issues of the retiremen...
Superannuation
Members of Parliament earn more super in one term than many retirees can expect to earn during their working lifetime, according to Shadow Minister for Financial Services...
Superannuation
The transfer balance cap indexation, the total super balance thresholds, and access to information for advisers need to be addressed to simplify the retirement income sys...
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Interesting. Would be good to know the details of the StrategyOne deal....
It’s astonishing to see the FAAA now pushing for more advisers by courting "career changers" and international recruits,...
increased professionalism within the industry - shouldn't that say, FAR register almost halving in the last 24 months he...