24K clarity in 2024

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In pursuit of perfection, is 2024 the year to make a real difference – both for clients and for advisers? Five years on from the final report of the Financial Services Royal Commission, and the Quality of Advice Review perhaps the last piece to be delivered upon for the financial planning community, today’s podcast will look at some of the change that is on the horizon for 2024, both for your clients and the way you provide your advice.

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Clients may establish SMSFs to hold investments supported by borrowing, or to give them the opportunity to do so in the future. Do you feel you are across who gearing is suitable for and what alternatives to traditional limited recourse borrowing arrangements (LRBAs) are available? In today’s podcast we touch on the key concepts of borrowing in an SMSF.
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It has been a big year in advice, so this fortnight will look back on the key themes of calls from advisers to our technical hotline over the last 12 months, as well as looking at what strategy options are coming up for consideration as we head into 2024!
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While changes were made to the breach reporting regime in 2021, the release of ASIC Corporations and Credit (Amendment) Instrument 2023/589 made modifications to reporting requirements and reporting timeframes from 20 October 2023.
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