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Superannuation

ASIC warns property spruikers to steer clear of SMSFs or risk action over providing unlicensed product advice. ...

Policy & Regulation

The ATO has pointed to a $1 million penalty imposed by the Federal Court as a strong reason for agricultural MIS promoters to obey the rules. ...

Superannuation

Government warned significant insurance benefits could be lost if the small account super threshold is lifted to $4000 and then $6000....

Superannuation

ATO Assistant Commissioner Megan Yong urges women to think about their super to help overcome the retirement savings shortfall many are currently experiencing....

Superannuation

The Federal Government has disbanded three superannuation advisory bodies established under the former Labor Government....

Superannuation

SPAA points to ATO data on benefits payments as evidence SMSFs are taking a responsible approach to how they use their superannuation savings to live in retirement....

Superannuation

Market Vectors suggests ETFs can help SMSFs avoid poor real returns on cash investments, which represent nearly 30 per cent of all SMSF assets....

Superannuation

Self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) that continue to put large sums in cash should expect to see returns watered down by tax and inflation...

Superannuation

SPAA says self-managed super fund (SMSF) trustees are taking on a “responsible approach” to how they use their superannuation savings in retirement....

Superannuation

On the back of figures from the ATO, SPAA's Graeme Colley has pointed out how clear it is that comparing superannuation sectors is futile....

Superannuation

While SMSF borrowing has grown steadily, there is no suggestion that it is either exponential or irresponsible, according to SPAA's Graeme Colley....

Superannuation

The Institute of Chartered Accountants (ICAA) has warned that both the ATO and Government seem determined to end dividend washing....

Policy & Regulation

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has launched a new campaign to remind small businesses to pay their taxes....

Superannuation

Aaron Dunn points to new ATO draft determination on dividend washing. ...

Superannuation

SPAA has described comparing self-managed super funds with other superannuation sectors a futile exercise....

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