SUPERANNUATION FUNDS

Superannuation

New governance standards for superannuation funds may still fall short of demands for greater transparency....

Financial planning

ASIC has been told its class order relief on intra-fund advice might have been better used if it had been available to related entities....

Superannuation

ASFA calls for a graduated approach by the ATO on the basis that not all SMSF trustees are equally active....

Financial planning

ASFA urges better clarity on FOFA legislation to ensure planners are not exposed to vexatious litigation over scaled advice and best interests....

Superannuation

Superannuation funds should be subject to the same corporate governance requirements as publicly listed companies....

Superannuation

The Government’s Stronger Super package has generated a mixed response from the industry....

Superannuation

The Institute of Chartered Accountants has asserted its SMSF specialisation through a new program in league with the University of NSW....

Superannuation

Law firms welcome the Australian Taxation Office's (ATO's) draft ruling but warn trustees to tread carefully....

Superannuation

The Institute of Chartered Accountants has welcomed the ATO's draft ruling on SMSFs borrowing to invest in real estate as a 'practical interpretation' of the realities of...

Financial planning

Technology is cutting the time taken to produce single issue SOAs from hours to just minutes, according to Provisio Technologies....

Editorial

Lack of investor engagement with superannuation is a widespread issue. Bill Buttler provides guidance on fee comparison for retail investors, and argues standardised meas...

Editorial

The Government’s Stronger Super policy package is positioned to deliver on MySuper and the other Cooper Review reforms but, as Mike Taylor reports, there remains consider...

Superannuation

Core elements of the financial planning industry are calling for greater regulatory scrutiny of the contractual arrangements underpinning the multimillion dollar group in...

Financial planning

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has accepted enforceable undertakings from former Trio Capital directors Rex Philpott and David Andrews....

Financial planning

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has accepted enforceable undertakings from former Trio Capital directors Rex Philpott and David Andrews....

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