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'Not a honeypot': ATO flags increase in illegal early access to super via SMSFs
The success and popularity of SMSFs has also given several hundred thousand people direct access to their retirement savings. More concerning, the ATO...
SMSF sector poised for growth as millennials, Gen X opt for 'the Spotify of superannuation'
Despite a growth hiccup in 2022 the SMSF sector is trending in the right direction, with more younger people opting for choice in the way they manage their...
The most common illiquidity, risk and volatility fallacies investors face
Lending specialist Daniel Zwirn spoke candidly about investor "credit myths", and the misunderstandings that hold people back in the selection and movement of...
Investors warned against chasing the 'commodity rainbow'
While commodities proved a safe haven for investors in a brutal 2022, completing a rare two-year run at the top of the asset class returns table, Atchison...
SMSF investors flock to longer term deposits, but Aussie equities still reign
The shift to healthy longer term deposits has begun, and while Australian equities still dominate SMSF portfolios the way they access them is changing.
New best interests duty to cover broader swathe of advice service providers
In Levy's new world, conflicts and vertical integration are likely to be accommodated by a new statutory best interests duty with a broader scope and a lower,...
HMC Capital leans into community connection
In its latest sustainability report HMC details the kind of comprehensive ESG strategy typical of a fund manager that appreciates the value of corporate...
Safe harbour steps to go as Levy sticks (mostly) to the advice reform script
Levy made no major deviations in her final suite of proposals, with Treasury left to mull on a blueprint for reform that should usher in a less prescriptive,...
'Best entry point in asset class history' for SSLs: Invesco
Senior secured loans make an attractive proposition in an inflationary environment, says Invesco's Ashley O'Connor, especially when returns are stable and...
Ex-heads of advice associations line up to plump for merger
The old guard of advice representation has implored the combined membership groups of the AFA and FPA to vote 'yes' in the upcoming merger vote.
'No compromises': Levy details advice review mindset
"I don't think anyone told me that things are going well," said Michelle Levy of the advice review consultation process. Despite being given disparate views on...
'Absolutely too complex': SMSF body slams indexation rules amid cap increase
The likely 'double-bump' transfer balance cap increase to $1.9 million will exacerbate what is already an "overly complex" indexation rule that advisers have...
'Easy wins' not enough for QOAR: Joint advice association group
In a letter released by the group Thursday it said "urgent action is needed", and called the government's impending response a "rare opportunity to deliver...
ETFs go niche with S&P/ASX 200 first covered call index fund from Global X
The announcement comes amid a major push into the domestic market for Global X, which in December signaled its intention to launch ten new products in 2023.
Exodus reversing? Adviser numbers on the rise in 2023
The green shoots that emerged for adviser numbers in the back half of 2022 were no fluke, with provisional advisers leading an industry resurgence after five...
House prices to fall more in 2023, but crash not likely
Housing conditions are tipped to remain soft in the year ahead as central banks continue to raise credit costs, but experts still believe an all-out property...