SMSF ESSENTIALS
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The global ETF industry has reached $2.3 trillion in assets under management, according to State Street Global Advisors' October ETF industry update. ...
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While SISFA has welcomed the Government's decision not to proceed with many of the proposed super changes inherited from the previous Government, SISFA chair Michael Lor...
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Townsends Business & Corporate Lawyers' Peter Townsend outlines some of the do's and don'ts for maintaining a bare trust in a LRBA....
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Changing the trustee of a SMSF is critically important. SMSF deeds differ significantly in how a change of trustee is to be implemented, write Jared Lynch and Bryce Figot...
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SMSF trustees cautioned to ensure they understand the details of establishing bare trusts where limited recourse borrowing is concerned. ...
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SPAA supports ASIC on property spruikers but maintains that, properly-advised, property is a legitimate SMSF investment....
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New research by CMC Markets confirms SMSF trustees have a preference for bluechip shares. ...
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SPAA welcomes Govt's decision not to proceed with Labor legislation taxing superannuation pension earnings over $100,000. ...
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ASIC wants people to be better informed about the implications of establishing an SMSF before it occurs. ...
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Industry welcomes Government's changes to self education expenses and the tax on superannuation earnings over $100,000. ...
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ASIC chairman Greg Medcraft reinforces the regulator's concerns around SMSF exposure to hybrid securities. ...
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The workings of franking credits within a SMSF continue to cause confusion, according to SPAA's Graeme Colley....
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Whatever decision the Reserve Bank of Australia makes on Melbourne Cup Day, the fact remains that interest rates are at historic lows. ...
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ANZ sells its Super Concepts business to SuperIQ as it plots new strategy on SMSFs. ...
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The Government and the industry will always differ over the concessional cap, but $35,000 is too low, according to Olivia Long. ...
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