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Boutique fund managers are trying to grab a slice of the ever-growing self-managed super fund (SMSF) pie, but some are questioning whether it is worth the effort. ...
Superannuation
Asset managers need to figure out how they can get involved in the booming SMSF sector, according to Bennelong Funds Management's Jarrod Brown....
Superannuation
Wayne Swan and Bill Shorten have decided to end the speculation about what the upcoming Federal Budget brings for the superannuation industry. Money Management spotlights...
Financial planning
End of financial year is always a busy period for financial planners, but it also represents a big client engagement opportunity, writes Janine Mace....
Superannuation
SMSFs may be booming - but the unwary can also find themselves within the sights of a small number of dodgy property advisers and mortgage brokers, writes Damon Taylor. ...
Superannuation
SPAA has cautioned against any over-reaction following the release of the ASIC report into professional advice in the self-managed super fund sector....
Superannuation
The Property Investment Professionals of Australia (PIPA) has welcomed the findings of the regulator’s SMSF Taskforce, but says trustees still require specialised propert...
Superannuation
SPAA and IPA have signed a collaborative agreement to work together on specific areas related to SMSF advice....
Financial planning
With ASIC delaying its work on a financial planner training framework, progress on raising the bar on education seems to be stuck in limbo, writes Tim Stewart....
Superannuation
ATO data points to fewer excess contributions breaches in 2011-12, but some are finding their way to the SCT....
Superannuation
Fewer concessional contributions tax breaches may be occuring but more disputes around them are hitting the Super Complaints Tribunal....
Superannuation
Depoliticising super is a step in the right direction, according to SPAA CEO Andrea Slattery....
Superannuation
The financial services industry is calling for a bipartisan approach to the newly announced super changes, with many raising concerns about complexity. ...
Editorial
Australian financial planners have faced some of their most troubling years, but Vanguard’s Michael Lovett suggests a bright outlook is beginning to emerge – something wh...
People & Products
AMP has appointed SMSF Professionals’ Association of Australian (SPAA) technical director Peter Burgess as head of policy and technical across the institution’s SMSF divi...
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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...