Malavika Santhebennur

Malavika Santhebennur was a news and features financial services journalist at Money Management, part of Financial Express. She has previously written in various industrial publications at Cirrus Media, including mining, food, franchising, and health.

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Financial planning

18 Jan

No systemic issues spotted in bank review

A review into bankers’ pay and commissions has not identified any systemic issues that justified the complete scrapping of product based payments made to bank staff, the ...

Accounting

17 Jan

Use AI and robo-advice to enhance services

Accountants and financial advisers should use data analytical capabilities of artificial intelligence and robo-advice to enhance their services of providing financial gui...

Life/Risk

16 Jan

LIF bills riddled with holes

The new LIF laws due to come into effect this year are filled with holes and lacks clarity around what would happen if there was a change of licensee and/or adviser, a la...

Superannuation

13 Jan

Beware tax laws around fixed trusts

A law firm has warned on the restrictive definitions of what qualifies as a fixed trust for tax purposes, adding it must not be assumed a unit trust was necessarily a fix...

Accounting

12 Jan

IPA proposes co-regulatory model with ASIC

A co-regulatory model in relation to ASIC’s responsibilities would boost ASIC’s capacity to fulfil its responsibilities, the IPA believes....

Accounting

11 Jan

Accountant licensing changes dents profits

Accounting firms have underestimated the impact of further study on their profit and productivity as accountants ramp up their education in light of SMSF licensing requir...

Superannuation

10 Jan

SMSFs suffer most under super reforms

SMSFs would be most affected by the 2016 Federal Budget changes to superannuation, while the $1.6 million limit would increase flows into retail and industry funds....

Financial planning

09 Jan

Lack of financial planning linked to self-doubt

Australians were failing to reach their financial goals due to self-doubt, while there was a link between a lack of financial confidence and financial plan to save and in...

Financial planning

16 Dec

Sydney adviser gets three-year ban

ASIC has banned a Sydney adviser and representative of Brisbane-based Protect Ensure from providing financial services for three years for misleading and deceiving client...

Superannuation

16 Dec

SMSFs trust accountant advice most

SMSF trustees placed the most trust in accountants ahead of financial advisers, but financial advisers remained the most used advice source by SMSFs despite usage levels ...