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ETFs, Investments

New avenue to gold opened

Gold bullion ETF exchange traded fund Global X

Global X has broadened its presence in the local ETF market with the introduction of a second offering focused on physical gold.

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Pensions, SMSFA

Legacy pension amnesty missing

Legacy pension Amnesty SMSF Association Federal budget

The absence of an announcement declaring the government’s commitment to a legacy pension amnesty has disappointed the sector’s peak body.

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Economy, Pensions

Deeming rates freeze continues

Deeming rates Social security Federal budget

Social security deeming rates will remain locked at their current level boosting income available to age pension recipients.

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Legislation, SMSFA, Tax

Govt funds own Div 296 operation

Division 296 tax Defined benefit interests Federal budget SMSF Association

The government will spend more than $10 million to implement the proposed Division 296 tax on defined benefit interests.

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Economy, Superannuation

Industry backs paid parental leave super

Paid parental leave Federal budget

The decision to pay superannuation on paid parental leave has been widely supported as an effective measure to close the gender gap in retirement for women.

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Legislation, SMSFA, Tax

Div 296 hearing suboptimal

SMSF Association Senate Division 296

The SMSF Association has labelled its time at a Senate inquiry into the proposed Division 296 tax as disappointing with limited time to address problems with the draft legislation.

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ATO, SMSF

ATO adjusts trustee communication

ATO SMS SMSF Communication

The ATO has notified SMSF trustees it has changed the content of its text alerts in order to prevent scams.

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International Shares, Investments

Look beyond Nvidia for AI opportunities

AI Nvidia H100

Investors should be aware of the network of smaller companies contributing to the rise of artificial intelligence technologies.

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ASIC, Regulation

SMSF fees see Macquarie fined

ASIC Macquarie Bank SMSF Ross Andrew Hopkins Cash management accounts

Macquarie Bank has been ordered to pay $10 million in fines after failing to prevent unauthorised fee transactions from its clients’ SMSF accounts by a third party.

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ETFs, Investments

Option feature can boost ETF returns

ETF Global X Options

Investors can get an income boost by using the recent development of call options being available in some ETFs.

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