Miranda Brownlee

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Miranda Brownlee is the deputy editor of SMSF Adviser, which is the leading source of news, strategy and educational content for professionals working in the SMSF sector.

Since joining the team in 2014, Miranda has been responsible for breaking some of the biggest superannuation stories in Australia, and has reported extensively on technical strategy and legislative updates.
Miranda also has broad business and financial services reporting experience, having written for titles including Investor Daily, ifa and Accountants Daily.

You can email Miranda on: miranda.brownlee@momentummedia.com.au

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ASIC

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Super advice regulation in need of shake-up, says ASIC

06 November 2018 • Hits: 2116

ASIC has proposed a reduction in regulation around certain types of personal advice, such as strategic and budgeting adv ... READ MORE

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Red flags raised for proposed work test legislation

05 November 2018 • Hits: 4112

While the ability to allow older Australians to boost their superannuation has been welcomed by the SMSF industry, the l ... READ MORE

Glasses, clarification

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Clarity provided on tax confusion with lump sums

05 November 2018 • Hits: 3032

Determining whether the Division 293 tax is applied where a client receives a lump sum can be uncertain as it depends on ... READ MORE

Federal court

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Super switching scheme sees firm hit with $9m penalty

05 November 2018 • Hits: 2110

The Federal Court has ordered a financial services firm to pay penalties of almost $9 million after it offered consumers ... READ MORE

Parliament house

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SMSF performance on government’s radar after PC report

02 November 2018 • Hits: 4657

The Assistant Treasurer has flagged concerns about the performance of lower balance SMSFs, despite revised analysis by t ... READ MORE

Accountants

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FASEA standards inflicting ‘study for study’s sake’ on accountan ...

02 November 2018 • Hits: 5108

With accountants already meeting the requirements of the proposed FASEA standards with the exception of the exam, one of ... READ MORE

Having a meeting with an adviser

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Four-fifths of clients in the dark on estate planning and super

02 November 2018 • Hits: 4576

An advisory firm estimates that around 80 per cent of clients are still under the misconception that their will and test ... READ MORE

Statistics and graph

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Fresh data emerges as rally against mandatory minimum continues

01 November 2018 • Hits: 2979

Class has conducted further analysis on the performance of SMSFs, particularly smaller SMSFs, to ease the Productivity C ... READ MORE

cancelled stamp

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Hundreds of SMSF ABNs cancelled following ATO surveillance

01 November 2018 • Hits: 5744

The ATO has cancelled the ABNs of almost 700 SMSFs following the implementation of its risk model for SMSF establishment ... READ MORE

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