SMSFS

Financial planning

With the ASX considering the final look of its new listed managed fund service, questions remain over whether Aqua II will attract wholesale fund managers to make the lea...

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Financial planning

NAB Wealth launches Super Lever to provide SMSFs to access margin loan arrangements....

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Financial planning

An adviser specialising in self-managed super funds has pleaded guilty to taking $250,000 from his clients by deception and making a false statement to ASIC....

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Superannuation

SMSF administrator SuperGuardian has transferred its SMSF portfolio to Class Financial Systems' cloud-based administration platform, Class Super....

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Superannuation

Despite welcoming the Government's decision to defer the proposed ban on off-market transfers between SMSFs and related parties where a market exists, SPAA continues to l...

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Superannuation

ASIC has moved against two unlicensed SMSF advice firms after finding they misled clients about their investments....

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Superannuation

Having explained why they are financial products, David Court now examines the manner in which the disclosure requirements apply to SMSFs....

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Superannuation

SMSFs represent a significant growth opportunity for financial advisers, particularly for those who choose to specialise in the sector....

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Superannuation

The SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia is continuing to advocate tighter legislative controls around off-market transfers, despite the Government's decision to ...

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Superannuation

On the back of changes announced as part of the FOFA guidelines, My Adviser has announced the launch of a specialist authority to enable accountants to continue to recomm...

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Superannuation

A SMSF-friendly structured product giving investors a lower threshold to break-even over a three-year period has been launched by Instreet....

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Superannuation

Outsourcing business processes for self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) is growing in popularity, but cost-cutting is not the biggest motivator....

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Accounting

Dealer group My Adviser has announced the launch of a specialist package for accountants, which it claims will go beyond the proposed legislation....

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Superannuation

SMSFs need to carefully consider the estate planning ramifications before commencing a pension or their beneficiaries might face serious tax consequences, explains Nichol...

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Superannuation

Macquarie Adviser Services has enhanced its product offering for SMSFs, introducing an upgrade to the functionality of its term deposits....

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