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Financial planning

16 Dec

Banned trustee pleads guilty in Court

A Melbourne man, David Foulds, has been placed on an 18-month good behaviour bond and ordered to pay $1,500 to charity after pleading guilty to charges of having breached...

Financial planning

16 Dec

Industry fund gears up for Choice

Print Super has bolstered its position in the corporate superannuation outsourcing stakes with the launch late last week of a new public offer vehicle - mychoice....

Superannuation

16 Dec

Quarterly compliance checks urged for SMSFs

People running self-managed superannuation funds need to review their position with respect to compliance at least three or four times a year, according to specialist sup...

Financial planning

09 Dec

Reporting exemption puts employees at risk

The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has warned the Federal Government that legislation exempting employers from reporting quarterly to employees on their...

Financial planning

09 Dec

Year to close with double digit returns

The good news looks like continuing for most Australian superannuation fund members, with the latest InTech data pointing to double digit returns through to the end of th...

Financial planning

02 Dec

ATO figures show strong co-contribution take-up

The Federal Government is claiming a victory with respect to the implementation of its superannuation co-contribution scheme, quoting Australian Taxation Office figures i...

Financial planning

25 Nov

Watson calls for return to Keating super policy

A senior Liberal backbencher and chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Finance and Administration, Senator John Watson has praised the approach to superannuation by ...

Financial planning

18 Nov

US managers grapple with regulation

Asset managers in the US are facing the same challenges as their counterparts in Australia in terms of coping with existing and proposed regulation, according to new rese...

Financial planning

18 Nov

Brough reignites super debate

The Federal Election may be over but the Assistant Treasurer Mal Brough has indicated he has no intention of relaxing his approach to the Federal Opposition’s superannuat...

Superannuation

15 Nov

SMSF’s back under spotlight

The trustees of a number of self-managed superannuation funds can expect to be contacted by both the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) and the Australian Prudential Regula...