ATO decision to defer lodgement date for SMSFs lauded

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The SMSF Association welcomes the Australian Tax Office’s (ATO) decision to defer the lodgment date of self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) for the 2016-17 financial year. The new deadline for lodging... Read more continue reading

ASIC reports on how large financial institutions manage conflicts of interest in financial advice

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An Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) review of financial advice provided by the five biggest vertically integrated financial institutions has identified areas where improvements are needed to the management... Read more continue reading

HUB24 platform FUA now at $7bn after strong 2nd quarter

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Quarterly business update Highlights: Strong quarterly net inflows[1]  for Q2FY18 of $554m and gross inflows of $771m. Funds under Administration (FUA) of $6.9b at 31 December 2017 and now $7.0bn... Read more continue reading

US administration partial shutdown marks the first in the country’s history

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The US administration’s partial shutdown marks a first in the country’s history: this is the first time that we have witnessed this type of situation when the same party occupies... Read more continue reading

Insights – Hong Kong, Japan and USA

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The following is an overview of insights from a trip in September/October 2017 when Sarah Shaw, 4D Infrastructure’s Global Portfolio Manager and Chief Investment Officer, and Christopher James, 4D’s Investment... Read more continue reading

Thoughts on the week ahead Michael Ford – for week commencing January 22, 2018

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US earnings, German politics and the ECB meeting are all in focus This is a busy week for US earnings, with 20% of S&P 500 Index market capitalisation reporting and... Read more continue reading

Equity Trustees appointed RE and Trustee to Sydney-based Supervised Investments Australia Limited

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Equity Trustees has been appointed the responsible entity (RE) and trustee for Sydney-based, fund manager Supervised Investments Australia Limited (SIAL). In December 2007, SIAL launched a small-cap equities fund, which... Read more continue reading

Regional identification regime important for efficient Asia Regional Fund Passport operating model

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The release of draft legislation and launch of a pilot program for the Asia Region Funds Passport (ARFP) is a positive step in the initiative to facilitate cross-border distribution of funds... Read more continue reading

SMSF returns match APRA counterparts

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Returns from the SMSF sector were on a par with the APRA- regulated superannuation sector in 2015-16 – welcome news for the more than 1.1 million people who chose to manage... Read more continue reading

AFA brings APFinSA leaders to Sydney

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The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) will host 50 Asia Pacific (APAC) financial advice leaders, including presidents and senior representatives from 11 financial adviser associations across the region, at the... Read more continue reading