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Compliance & Regulation, Investments

Franking credit proposal fails policy test

Labor’s imputation refund proposal fails the public policy test on four grounds and will drive investors on to welfare, retirees have heard.

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Compliance & Regulation, Investments

New political party to represent SMSF sector

A new political party has been formed to represent the interests of SMSF trustees.

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Residential Property

Jan residential property listings unusually high

Research figures have shown residential property listings did not experience their usual substantial dip in January.

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Compliance & Regulation

Compensation scheme of last resort to be created

A compensation scheme of last resort will be established as a result of the banking royal commission.

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Business news, Economy

Aust market to be squeezed from within and without

A slowdown has been predicted for the Australian equity market and economy due to factors such as the coming federal election.

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Investments

IPOs underperform in 2018

In an unusual result, initial public offerings underperformed the market in 2018, leading to a decrease in the number of these investment opportunities in 2019.

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Compliance & Regulation, Investments

Royal commission has not affected sector view

The royal commission’s findings have not swayed the investment views of an international manager regarding Australia’s bank and finance sector.

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ATO

ATO issues commutation authority reminder

The ATO has issued a reminder to the SMSF sector as to how commutation authorities should be treated and acted upon. The regulator’s clarification came via CRT Alert 086/2018 and was in response to signs it was seeing where additional reporting obligations and adverse outcomes were arising directly from the treatment of commutation authorities. A […]

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Compliance & Regulation

Triennial audit cycle unlikely

The likelihood of legislation for the three-year audit cycle for some SMSFs passing through Parliament under the current federal government is low given the likelihood the next election will be held in May, according to an SMSF expert. Smarter SMSF chief executive Aaron Dunn said the industry is yet to see any draft legislation on […]

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Direct Domestic Shares, Investments

Red flags raised around bank and mining sectors

Slowdowns in the housing and mining sectors are potential red flags for Australian equities investors, according to investment manager Janus Henderson. In an overview of what may lie ahead in 2019, Janus Henderson head of Australian equities Lee Mickelburough said the slowdown in the Australian housing market, and the tightening of credit standards, was a […]

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