SUPERANNUATION INDUSTRY
Financial planning
The Australian Taxation Office has been told its draft ruling on superannuation income streams has erred with common practice and legislative intent....
Superannuation
Peter Burgess takes a look at steps which need to be taken to ensure superannuation contributions are correctly allocated and classified for tax purposes....
Editorial
Too much attention on the details can mean forgetting about the fundamentals. David Court traces the intricate eligibility rules applying to SMSFs and the consequences of...
Superannuation
ASFA has moved to extend its education services to SMSF trustees....
Superannuation
With the right planning, a smooth succession can be achieved in a SMSF with minimal costs and administrative hassles upon the death of a member....
Financial planning
The Federal Government has handed Medicare responsibility for administering compassionate early release superannuation....
Superannuation
Former Trio director, Natasha Beck, has entered into an enforceable undertaking with APRA that will preclude her from being involved in super for up to four years....
Superannuation
MLC targets relatively new entrants with SMSF strategy paper....
Financial planning
The Federal Opposition has claimed that a higher super guarantee would erode take-home pay....
Superannuation
Daniel Butler and Timothy Foster take a legal view on planning and structuring pensions....
Editorial
Daniel Butler and Timothy Foster take a legal view on planning and structuring pensions....
Financial planning
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has reminded superannuation trustees of changes to disclosure requirements regarding fund mergers....
Superannuation
Another superannuation funds merger is announced as consolidation in the sector continues....
Editorial
Some trustees have called for SMSFs to be included in the compensation arrangements relating to the Trio Capital/Astarra collapse but, as Mike Taylor writes, a high price...
Editorial
Perceptions exist that the industry super funds have succeeded in having the Government stack the cards against financial planners. Mike Taylor writes it is up to the Ass...
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The succession dilemma is more than just a matter of commitments.This isn’t simply about younger vs. older advisers. It’...
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It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...