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Superannuation

The regulatory controls on the manner in which SMSFs approach risk insurance coverage for fund members are tightening in a number of respects, writes Macquarie Adviser Se...

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Accounting

The outsourcing of self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) administration will only be feasible if it deals exclusively with the "pure accounting" side, according to Mult...

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Superannuation

Government provides $150,000 to AIST to help get women on super boards....

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Superannuation

ASFA warns that 28 days may not be long enough for SMSF auditors forced to wait for banks....

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Financial planning

The long-anticipated rise in revenue coming from the self-managed super fund (SMSF) client base is not happening just yet for financial planners, according to new researc...

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Editorial

While the Opposition Spokesman on Financial Services, Senator Mathias Cormann, has signalled an intention to roll back elements of FOFA and Stronger Super, financial plan...

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Superannuation

AIST accuses Federal Opposition and retail funds of driving attacks on industry fund governance model....

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Superannuation

AIST CEO Fiona Reynolds has teamed up with the Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency to call for more women to be appointed to super fund boards....

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Life/Risk

When it comes to income protection, clients’ individual circumstances will dictate whether that cover is held inside or outside of superannuation. TAL’s David Glen weighs...

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Superannuation

A recent NSW Supreme Court case highlights the importance of appropriate trustee combinations as well as strategic mechanisms that assist when trustees don't agree. David...

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Superannuation

APRA says it will leave it to superannuation funds and trustees to sort out any conflicts flowing from multiple directorships....

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Superannuation

Govt warned its MySuper legislation may actually represent interference in valid investment decisions made by super fund members....

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Superannuation

MLC senior technical consultant Mike Mitchell outlines some of the challenges faced by SMSFs wishing to make anti-detriment payments....

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Superannuation

Former Cooper Review chairman Jeremy Cooper files his own submission with the Productivity Commission arguing the benefits of independent super trustee directors....

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Superannuation

SPAA's technical director Peter Burgess explains how a recent decision by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) affects breaches of non-concessional contribution cap....

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