SMSFs better placed to monitor employer contributions

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Members of self-managed super funds (SMSFs) have a number of advantages over other superannuation funds via their direct involvement with their own fund to ensure they receive all employer contributions,... Read more continue reading

Goals based financial advice reaches critical mass

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Australian financial advice industry group the Association of Real Return Investment Advisers (ARRIA) has celebrated its two-year milestone, unveiling a series of announcements to take the fast-growing Association forward in... Read more continue reading

Business sales can trigger concessional/non-concessional cap issues

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Small business owners selling their business or business assets and using the proceeds to contribute to superannuation free of capital gains tax (CGT) need to be aware of the recent... Read more continue reading

Slattery steps down from ICFS Advisory Board after 12 years

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The Managing Director/CEO of the SMSF Association, Andrea Slattery, is stepping down from the Board for the International Centre for Financial Services (ICFS) at the University of Adelaide. Slattery, who... Read more continue reading

Asia remains leading provider of funds for Australian managers

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While the strength of the Chinese economy remains a major talking point, the 2016 Australian Investment Managers Cross-Border Flows report highlights just how important the rest of Asia remains when... Read more continue reading

AFA acknowledges passing of the Life Insurance Remuneration Bill

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The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) acknowledges the passing of the Life Insurance Remuneration Bill (the Bill) through the House of Representatives yesterday with bipartisan support, and that it is... Read more continue reading

SMSF Association 2017 National Conference to put spotlight on wide-ranging super changes

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The premier event on the self-managed super fund calendar, the SMSF Association National Conference, will be in Melbourne from 15-17 February 2017. SMSF Association managing director/CEO Andrea Slattery said the... Read more continue reading

ANZIIF and PARIMA announce partnership and designation for risk professionals

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The Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance (ANZIIF) and the Pan-Asia Risk and Insurance Management Association (PARIMA) are pleased to announce the signing of a new partnership... Read more continue reading

ASIC launches new digital toolkit to help Australians navigate financial advice

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A new online toolkit developed by ASIC’s MoneySmart will enable Australians to better understand and navigate the financial advice process. ASIC’s MoneySmart Financial Advice Toolkit is a free educational tool... Read more continue reading