Self-managed superannuation funds both outperformed other super fund options and saw a decrease in operational costs, according to the latest statistics from the Australi...
The SMSF Association has appointed Tracey Scotchbrook and Michael Houlihan as members to the board....
The SMSF Association has welcomed the Government’s proposed changes regarding calculating ECPI and increasing the age where the work test for making contributions to supe...
The Labor Party’s confirmation on Friday that it would abolish franking credit rebates from 1 July 2019 discriminates against self-funded retirees, according to the SMSF ...
An outright ban on limited recourse borrowing arrangements could be avoided by just addressing risk factors, according to the SMSF Association....
A major industry body has given the Federal Government’s proposal to increase the maximum number of members in self-managed superannuation funds from four to six....
The SMSF Association has rejected Australian Council of Trade Unions calls' for another inquiry into the SMSF sector....
FASEA will provide guidance to planners facing both the exam and Code of Ethics but hasn’t confirmed how long before the professionalisation regime kicks in in full force...
Negative sentiment in the industry around Labor’s proposed franking dividends reform is still running high as Federal election predictions heat up, at least amongst advis...
The Australian Taxation Office last year focused its self-managed superannuation fund compliance investigations on non-lodgements, advice on illegal early release of fund...
It’s hard to see how many of the Australian Labor Party’s (ALP’s) proposed superannuation reforms will improve superannuation for Australians, the SMSF Association Nation...
The move to require specialist qualifications to give advice on SMSFs could come from the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority within two years, according to ...
The superannuation industry urgently needs access to better data or it risks being subjected to recommendations or reports based on flawed data....
A key industry body has advocated for a spousal rollover measure for super fund members to allow couples to even out their balances to try to minimise the gender retireme...
The Royal Commission has laid groundwork to improve the financial services sector and build a more trusted industry, according to the SMSF Association....
My view is that after 2026 there will be quite a bit less than 10,000 'advisers' (investment advisers) and less than 100...
Dugald makes a great point that not everyone's definition of green is the same and gives a good example. Funds have bee...
How did they get the AFSL in the first place? Given the green light by ASIC. This is terrible example of ASIC's incompet...