Financial planners need to establish self-managed super funds with reserves to create more flexibility, argues SMSF Strategies principal Grant Abbott....
Macquarie Adviser Services technical expert David Shirlow points to superannuation "policy weakness" in a session with Financial Services Minister Chris Bowen....
The chairman of the Government’s Super System Review, Jeremy Cooper, said SMSFs may be the way of the future as more people seek to take control of their retirement savin...
SPAA's technical director, Peter Burgess, has questioned a draft ATO ruling issued late last year....
Heffron principal Meg Heffron reminds advisers of the benefits of lump-sum superannuation payments - including greater tax concessions - at the SPAA conference in Melbour...
Professionalism in the SMSF industry has improved greatly, but the ATO must remain firm with the sector, said Tax Commissioner Michael D'Ascenzo....
The SPAA has criticised the ATO for the way it handles new SMSFs in its Super Fund Look Up system, claiming that new SMSFs do not appear to be compliant....
JP Morgan has asserted that the super industry needs to look at alternative styles of investment that are more closely tailored to the needs of those nearing retirement....
Australians face a shortfall in retirement savings, and may have to accept lower living standards or bump up their savings though contributions....
Transfers from major superannuation funds into self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) will be subjected to higher levels of scrutiny following moves by the Australian ...
The Government needs to support Australians who plan on funding their own retirement as a rapidly ageing population threatens to put enormous strain on public coffers, ac...
Reform to self-managed super funds (SMSF) could cause greater complications in the sector, says Townsend Business & Corporate Lawyers principal Peter Townsend....
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...