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Investments, Private Assets

AFCA clarifies investor test

AFCA has provided some context as to how ASIC’s enforcement approach to the wholesale investor rules will apply to individuals in practical terms.

AFCA has provided some context as to how ASIC’s enforcement approach to the wholesale investor rules will apply to individuals in practical terms.

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ATO, Compliance & Regulation, Trusts

Family SMSFs must ponder disqualification

Individuals should consider the implications a serious compliance breach will have before including family members as SMSF trustees.

Individuals should consider the implications a serious compliance breach will have before including family members as SMSF trustees.

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Investments, Private Assets

Researcher changes private credit mood

SQM Research, Australian Securities and Investments Commission,  Australian Prudential Regulation Authority, Louis Christopher, private credit,

A major investment research house has put the private credit sector on watch status in response to recent industry concerns over the asset class.

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Investments

AI stocks may have peaked

Certain market characteristics evident in 2025 have led to sentiment indicating equities in the generative AI space may be at peak value.

Certain market characteristics evident in 2025 have led to sentiment indicating equities in the generative AI space may be at peak value.

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ATO, SMSF, Tax

ATO messaging needs adherence

ATO, Emma Rosenzweig, SMSF National Conference 2025, release authorities, excess contributions, fraudsters, scammers,

The regulator has noticed a disturbing trend whereby SMSF trustees are ignoring critical pieces of correspondence relating to compliance breaches.

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Contributions, Tax

Cap breaches contain silver lining

Non-concessional contribution, Institute of Financial Professionals Australia, IFPA, Natasha Panagis, tax-free, retirement savings, superannuation, 

SMSF members can enjoy an unexpected benefit with regard to the taxable component of their benefits subsequent to making a contribution in error.

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International Shares, Investments

Diversify widely to offset US uncertainty

The US market cannot maintain its strong performance and investors should look outside of it to a range of investments to offset the dip it will eventually face.

The US market cannot maintain its strong performance and investors should look outside of it to a range of investments to offset the dip it will eventually face.

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Administration, ASIC, Compliance & Regulation, SMSF, Superannuation

Thousands of online scammers wiped out

The latest corporate regulator update revealed its enforcement actions shut down 10,000 websites and promotional activities in 2024..

The latest corporate regulator update revealed its enforcement actions shut down 10,000 websites and promotional activities in 2024.

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Compliance & Regulation, SMSF

Coercive control an SMSF problem

Coercive control, domestic violence, SMSF, SMSFA, Tracey Scotchbrook, Parliamentary Joint Committee, ATO, SMSF Association National Conference 2025

SMSFs have been identified as a financial structure that perpetrators of domestic violence and coercive control can use to their advantage.

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Business news, Investments

LICAT rebrands to become Listed

Listed investment vehicles, ASX, Australian Securities Exchange, Ian Irvine

The Listed Investment Companies and Trusts Association has rebranded and will now be known as Listed.

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