ASFA calls for sole purpose test to be strictly applied to SMSFs in light of property spruikers. ...
Administration technology is helping drive down costs and forcing consolidation in the SMSF sector....
Link Group has acquired technology vendor Syncsoft....
SMSF trustees are increasingly utilising advanced stock research tools to plan for and manage their retirement portfolio. ...
The Superannuation Complaints Tribunal has acknowledged the existence of a backlog of complaints....
Super funds which lose members to SMSFs are unlikely to see them come back....
The requirement to hold an AFSL when providing advice should extend to SMSF property spruikers, says ASFA....
A new analysis suggests recent legislative change will increase the scope for financial planners to work with accountants in the SMSF advice space. ...
On the back of comments made by ASIC commissioner Greg Tanzer, SPAA has welcomed the regulator's recognition and acknowledgement of professional service providers in the ...
While many pundits have flagged SMSFs as a key threat to industry super funds, Equipsuper's Geoff Brooks believes most funds have not yet opted to alter their member comm...
Concerns raised by ASIC about the aggressive marketing of geared property investments are shared by the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia, according to Jordan ...
Industry super funds have the opportunity to move into the platform space, but administrative and cost discrepancies need to be ironed out first, stakeholders believe....
The succession dilemma is more than just a matter of commitments.This isn’t simply about younger vs. older advisers. It’...
Significant ethical issues there. If a relationship is in the process of breaking down then both parties are likely to b...
It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...