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The median Australian equity manager and super fund both posted negative returns for June but finished the financial year in the black....

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Tasplan, Quadrant and RBF Tasmanian Accumulation Scheme will merge to create a single Tasmanian super fund after it received government support....

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While setting up with an individual trustee in an SMSF may be a cheaper option, it eventually creates a false economy, Holley Nethercote argues....

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The Federal Government has been told there is a need to broaden the super regime, including compelling the self-employed to make super contributions....

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UK pensions transfers stretching back nine years will be under examination with UK authorities expressing concerns over their use in Australia....

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Class and nabtrade have partnered to provide direct-connect data feeds as demand for foreign investments increase....

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Superannuation funds have strongly queried whether people who supply super funds should be excluded from being deemed “independent” for three years....

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ASIC’s comments on the preferred minimum of $200,000 for SMSFs in its new guidance papers has been criticised by lawyers stating the regulator has been deeply ill-informe...

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Industry superannuation funds have cited bank planning scandals in their defence of existing super fund governance arrangements....

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The number of SMSFs seeking advice fell for the eighth year in a row but this is not necessarily reflective of their advice needs....

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The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has confirmed moves in pursuit of a code of conduct for all parties, including lawyers, on the handling of insurance ...

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ASIC has cast doubt around the viability and purpose of SMSFs set up with less than $200,000, stating it would examine advice related to their creation....

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