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July 2021

Simple Fund 360 and Simple Invest 360 Update Release July 2021

By BGL Update, Product Updates, Simple Fund 360, Simple Invest 360No Comments

We are excited to announce a huge update to Simple Fund 360 and Simple Invest 360 including integration with our new digital signing partner, FuseSign! This means we now support 3 digital signing solutions in our product suite.

You can learn what’s new in Simple Fund 360 and Simple Invest 360 from our product teams at our New Features Webinar on Tuesday 10 August at 10:30 AEST.
Register Now >>>

Check out the full release notes in the BGL Community >>>

What's New?

Simple Fund 360 and Simple Invest 360 digital signing with FuseSign now available!

We are thrilled to announce FuseSign has joined the BGL ecosystem as our latest integration partner! Made for accountants by accountants, FuseSign is an affordable, intuitive and easy to use Digital Signature solution. Learn More >>>

Special BGL & FuseSign offer!

Sign up for a FuseSign Business Lite plan (or above) and pay only 1 credit per document pack for all your BGL documents (unlimited signees, unlimited number of users from as little as $0.90 per signee and no lock-in contract). To find out more, visit www.fusesign.com/bgl/ and start your 14-day FREE trial.

Stay tuned! CAS 360 integration with FuseSign will be released in the coming weeks.

Exclusive to Simple Fund 360

Fund Dashboard: Significant improvements have been made to the SMSF Dashboard allowing users to quickly add notes, review client queries, view a snapshot of fund investments and view members balances.

New Report Screen: As the most frequently visited screen in Simple Fund 360, BGL has listened to your feedback and delivered a new and improved report screen! The new screen includes enhanced filters, improved search and visibility plus the ability to tag reports and use tag filters!

SMSF Auditors Panel: BGL launched the SMSF Auditors Panel on 14 July 2021. The BGL SMSF Auditors Panel is a list of BGL client firms and specialist SMSF auditors who either use the BGL API to access Simple Fund 360 data or who log into Simple Fund 360 to complete audits. The BGL Auditors Panel can be found on the BGL website or via the Fund Dashboard and Help menu in Simple Fund 360.

Compliance Change: The Simple Fund 360 Contributions Dashboard and Contributions Breakdown Report now account for the legislative change extending the Non Concessional Contribution Bring Forward age to 65, 66 for Non-Concessional Contributions made from 1st July 2020 (effective 1st July 2021).

Exclusive to Simple Invest 360

New Dashboards: New Dashboards for trust, companies and individuals allow users to quickly add notes, review client queries, view a snapshot of fund investments and review key relationships.

To learn all about Simple Invest 360 and how it can benefit you, we invite you to attend our free, live webinar series! 

Can’t make it to the live webinars? Register anyway to get the recordings.

Why did BGL develop
Simple Invest 360?

Presented by BGL’s Founder and Managing Director Ron Lesh and the Head of Simple Fund 360, Matt Crofts.

Monday 26th July at 10:30 AEST

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Simple Invest 360 accounting
and tax features

Presented by Simple Invest 360 Product Manager Andrew Paszko alongside Simple Invest 360 Business Analyst, Andrew Perera.

Wednesday 11th August at 11.30 AEST

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Simple Invest 360 for
accountants and planners

Presented by Simple Invest 360 Product Manager Andrew Paszko and the Head of Simple Fund 360, Matt Crofts.

Wednesday 25th August at 10.30 AEST

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July 23, 2021
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Simple Invest 360 free, live webinar series!

By BGL Update, Simple Invest 360No Comments

Last month BGL launched Simple Invest 360, an intelligent cloud-based software to help accountants streamline CGT compliance administration for Trusts, Companies and Individuals. 

One of the primary drivers behind the decision to develop Simple Invest 360 came from BGL clients; those who were looking for a non-super investment solution which provides the same level of automation and artificial intelligence as our cloud SMSF administration software, Simple Fund 360. 

Simple Invest 360 provides a comprehensive portfolio solution with smart CGT to handle all different investment asset types in one unified solution. Be it listed or unlisted securities, ETFs, property trusts, wrap accounts, crypto currencies or direct property, Simple Invest 360 can handle it all. The software automates all tedious CGT record-keeping as well as providing simple and financial and tax reporting saving time and money no matter what the tax structure – trusts, companies or partnerships or individuals. 

All existing BGL clients have been provided the opportunity to trial 5 entities on Simple Invest 360 for free until 31 August 2021. 

To access the free trial, Simple Fund 360 clients can simply login to their Simple Fund 360 software and select “Add New Entity” from the Entity Workflow screen (click here to learn more). For all other existing BGL clients, please contact your BGL Account Manager. 

Attend our free, live webinar series!

To learn more about Simple Invest 360, follow the links below to register for our free, live webinars.

Can’t make it to the live webinars? Register anyway to get the recordings.

Why did BGL develop
Simple Invest 360?

Presented by BGL’s Founder and Managing Director Ron Lesh and the Head of Simple Fund 360, Matt Crofts.

Monday 26th July at 10:30 AEST

Register Now

Simple Invest 360 accounting
and tax features

Presented by Simple Invest 360 Product Manager Andrew Paszko alongside Simple Invest 360 Business Analyst, Andrew Perera.

Wednesday 11th August at 11.30 AEST

Register Now

Simple Invest 360 for
accountants and planners

Presented by Simple Invest 360 Product Manager Andrew Paszko and the Head of Simple Fund 360, Matt Crofts.

Wednesday 25th August at 10.30 AEST

Register Now
July 20, 2021
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BGL Launches SMSF Auditor Panel

By BGL Update, Simple Fund 360No Comments

BGL is proud to announce the launch of the BGL SMSF Auditors Panel.

The BGL SMSF Auditors Panel will feature BGL client firms and specialist SMSF Auditors who either use the BGL API to access Simple Fund 360 data or who log into Simple Fund 360 to complete audits. The BGL Auditors Panel can be found on the BGL website or through links within Simple Fund 360.

“We often get requests for recommendations of SMSF Auditors who are integrated with Simple Fund 360. So, we have decided to relaunch and rebrand our Auditors List as the BGL SMSF Auditors Panel.” says BGL Managing Director Ron Lesh. “We invite all our clients who perform SMSF audits to join!”

“Most importantly – being listed and accessing the list is FREE!” add Lesh. “That’s right, BGL is providing this list FREE for auditors to list and FREE for clients to access“.

Over the next few weeks, our clients will also see enhanced functionality for the “Send to Audit” function in Simple Fund 360. This too will be available FREE to all firms listed on the BGL Auditors Panel.  

For more information on the SMSF Auditors Panel or to be included in our list, visit www.bglcorp.com/marketplace/auditors-list

July 14, 2021
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End of an era – Simple Fund Desktop team releases final tax update

By BGL Update, Simple Fund 360No Comments

On 8 July 2021, the BGL Team released the last tax update for Simple Fund Desktop. While no date for the end of Simple Fund Desktop software support has been set, this signals the upcoming end of product life for Simple Fund Desktop.

“It’s the end of an era at BGL” said BGL’s Managing Director, Ron Lesh. “Simple Fund Desktop was the market leading product for its time and even today has some sensational features many years ahead of their time.”

Launched in 1997, Simple Fund Desktop changed the game when it came to SMSF administration, offering an alternative to completing calculations in Excel and very manual and cumbersome processing and report generation through general ledger software.

However, with a number of significant changes to superannuation law in 2021, BGL made the difficult decision not to implement these changes in Simple Fund Desktop. Instead, focusing its resources and development on its award-winning cloud solution, Simple Fund 360.

“I want to thank the hundreds of people who have worked on Simple Fund Desktop at BGL over the past 24 years” says Lesh. “We should all be very proud of our achievements in paving the way for today’s SMSF administration software.”

“I also want to take this opportunity to thank the thousands of clients that put their trust in us and allowed us to come on their SMSF administration journey. We hope that we made your lives just a little bit easier and we hope we can continue to do so with Simple Fund 360” added Lesh.

BGL currently has large numbers of Simple Fund Desktop clients making the transition to Simple Fund 360 with great results. The process is simple, automated and complete ensuring all your valuable data and documents move to Simple Fund 360.

To learn about the benefits of Simple Fund 360 or find out just how easy it is to migrate from Simple Fund Desktop, reach out to your Account Manager today.

You can also check out the below resources:

July 13, 2021
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Lockdowns truly suck

By Homepage, In the MediaNo Comments

Lockdowns affect our entire country. They hurt every sector.

Really disappointing to hear and see people in Victoria and in other parts of the country taking swipes at those in lockdown which are taking place in NSW and across Australia. Those who are should have a good hard look at themselves.

What we have been through in Victoria over the last 12 months is not something I would wish upon anyone. We should be the last to applaud lockdowns given our experience and taste for the devastation they cause. Ron Lesh and I speak often about such matters. The toll is heartbreaking and real.

How short are our memories? How quickly we forget that over the past 15 months, we in Victoria have been locked down for over 170 days with restrictions right through and with us today.

We would have gladly exchanged place with our friends in Sydney to experience the freedom they had at the drop of a hat.

Are we not one Nation? One, people? One hurts, we all hurt?

Lockdowns affect our entire country. They hurt every sector. They hurt people emotionally, financially, socially and physically. No one wins in lockdowns. They are draconian and crippling on all fronts. The hit on mental health is far-reaching, affecting generations to follow well beyond the life of this virus.

The leaders across our states have a lot to give account for and we should all be questioning the harsh, disproportionate measures. The last thing we should be doing is heralding lockdown as great leadership. It is not!

The biggest threat to our country is not the VIRUS. The biggest threat is that we have forgotten what it means to be truly Australian.

July 1, 2021
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