MLC Technical Services has reminded advisers that the ATO's clarification and additional flexibility regarding requirements around borrowing to invest in property within ...
If the accountant's exemption is removed when the second tranche of draft Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) legislation is released shortly, it will have positive implica...
A new self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) draft ruling from the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has relaxed the definition of what constitutes a 'single acquirable a...
Recommending insurance in a self-managed super fund can be a complicated process. Troy Smith explores the factors involved in placing insurance in a SMSF and answers some...
SMSF trusteeships represent a logical extension for financial planners, according to WLM Financial director Matthew Walker....
ATO signals it is closely monitoring re-reporting and the rules around life superannuation capital gains tax and excess contributions tax....
ATO signals graduated approach to SMSF breaches in wake of Stronger Super....
The latest APRA data confirms the dominance of SMSFs in terms of assets held....
New research suggests that while SMSFs offer more control, they cannot yet deliver post-retirement certainty....
Nick Ali from Super Concepts outlines the strategy for creating a greater tax-free component of the TPD benefit by rolling it to a SMSF then commencing an income stream....
Amid moves to address perceived conflicts of interest in the financial planning industry, questions have been raised about BOLR arrangements. Meanwhile, recent comments b...
Australian Financial Services (AFS) will launch a private label MDA next month it says is aimed at driving down costs ahead of the introduction of the FOFA reforms....
The superannuation industry has posted an overall rate of return of -0.9 per cent for the June 2011 quarter, following three successive quarters of positive returns, acco...
The Commonwealth Bank has moved to acquire Count Financial and, as Mike Taylor reports, pragmatism and the realities of the FOFA changes are the driving forces behind the...
The 2011 financial year brought many changes to the financial services industry, and many are yet to come. John Perri has provided a snapshot of the activity coming out o...
So shareholders lose a dividend plus have seen the erosion of value. Qantas decides to clawback remuneration from Alan ...
This is why I left my last position. There was no interest in giving the client quality time, it was all about bumping ...
So the Hayne Royal Commission has left us with this. What a sad day for the financial planning industry. Clearly most ...