SMSF SECTOR
Superannuation
Newly appointed AMP SMSF executive Peter Burgess explains that assessing suitability and explaining risks is the key to good SMSF advice....
Superannuation
APRA's quarterly superannuation statistics for March 2013 have highlighted the continuing growth and strength of the SMSF sector, according to SPAA's Graeme Colley....
Superannuation
Just 20 funds account for nearly 60 per cent of assets in the APRA-regulated sector, with further consolidation predicted to occur....
Superannuation
The self-managed superannuation fund sector has entered a net drawdown phase, with benefit payments to exceed contributions by $20 billion by December 2015, according to ...
Superannuation
The SMSF Professionals’ Association of Australia has come out in support of the Government’s announced charter group as an initial step in the establishment of a Council ...
Superannuation
SMSFs may be booming - but the unwary can also find themselves within the sights of a small number of dodgy property advisers and mortgage brokers, writes Damon Taylor. ...
Superannuation
SPAA and IPA have signed a collaborative agreement to work together on specific areas related to SMSF advice....
Superannuation
The mortgage broking industry appears to have created a more aggressive push into the ever-expanding SMSF segment. ...
Superannuation
Lawyer Peter Townsend questions whether concessional tax settings are prejudiced against businesses using SMSFs....
Superannuation
Lawyer Peter Townsend questions whether concessional tax settings are prejudiced against businesses using SMSFs....
People & Products
AMP has appointed SMSF Professionals’ Association of Australian (SPAA) technical director Peter Burgess as head of policy and technical across the institution’s SMSF divi...
Editorial
Mike Taylor writes that recent actions on the part of both ASIC and APRA suggest that the SMSF sector has become too large for any of the regulators to ignore....
Superannuation
Mike Taylor writes that recent actions on the part of both ASIC and APRA suggest that the SMSF sector has become too large for any of the regulators to ignore....
Superannuation
The rules around the investment strategy operating standard for SMSFs have been significantly amended. Lawyer Michael Hallinan explains some of the changes....
Superannuation
AMP’s decision to tap into the SMSF space created quite a buzz in the industry. Paul Sainsbury explains the decision was only logical, outlining a few factors financial p...
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