With the look through tax treatment for LRBAs now in effect, superannuation funds will now be treated as the asset owner for income tax and capital gains purposes, Michae...

The Federal Government has passed legislation to remove punitive tax rates on excess superannuation contributions, with the support of the opposition....

The disallowance of the Future of Financial Advice amendments may hurt consumers who will not be able to access scaled advice and may be forced to change to less suitable...

The grandfathering problems that plagued the advice space a year ago continue to stymy advisers and remain heavy burden on consumer choice, the Association of Financial A...

While restrictions on acquiring assets from a related party in an SMSF are generally understand, the disposal of assets to related parties often suffers from a lack of un...

Colonial First State said it supports the three-day turn-around for superannuation member transfers. ...

Townsends Business & Corporate Lawyers' Peter Townsend outlines some of the do's and don'ts for maintaining a bare trust in a LRBA....

SMSF trustees cautioned to ensure they understand the details of establishing bare trusts where limited recourse borrowing is concerned. ...

Negative gearing, capital gains and franking credits are off limits in government discussions, according to senior super industry figure....

Maybe it’s the necessary evil, but superannuation change is not only necessary, it’s also inevitable. Bryan Ashenden states the case. ...

Advisers servicing former or current non-residents should be mindful of the proposed changes to capital gains tax, according to Hall & Wilcox Lawyers....

Equity Trustees’ Anna Hacker warns of the consequences of appointing an executor without considering the consequences....

The Federal Government will soon tighten regulations for related party transactions. Aaron Dunn lists some of the implications of this change....

Estate planning is more than just writing a Will and certainly isn’t something that should be left until the last minute, writes Anna Hacker....